Löwensteiner

German

Etymology

From Löwenstein +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈløːvn̩ˌʃtaɪnɐ]
• Hyphenation: Lö‧wen‧stei‧ner

Noun

Löwensteiner m (strong, genitive Löwensteiners, plural Löwensteiner, feminine Löwensteinerin)

1. a native or inhabitant of Löwenstein

Declension

Declension of Löwensteiner [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Löwensteiner	die	Löwensteiner
genitive	eines	des	Löwensteiners	der	Löwensteiner
dative	einem	dem	Löwensteiner	den	Löwensteinern
accusative	einen	den	Löwensteiner	die	Löwensteiner

Adjective

Löwensteiner (indeclinable, no predicative form)

1. (relational) Löwenstein

Usage notes

• Words like this are considered indeclinable adjectives, as noted by Duden, DWDS and other modern German references, but are capitalized because they originated as genitive plurals of substantives. See -er for more.