Limberger

German

Etymology

From Limberg +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlɪmˌbɛʁɡɐ]

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: Lim‧ber‧ger

Noun

Limberger m (strong, genitive Limbergers, plural Limberger, feminine Limbergerin)

1. A native or resident of Limberg (male or of unspecified sex)

Declension

Declension of Limberger [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Limberger	die	Limberger
genitive	eines	des	Limbergers	der	Limberger
dative	einem	dem	Limberger	den	Limbergern
accusative	einen	den	Limberger	die	Limberger

Related terms

• Limburger, Limbacher
• Arenberger, Heinsberger, Steinberger, Tannenberger

Adjective

Limberger (indeclinable, no predicative form)

1. (relational) of Limberg

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.

Proper noun

Limberger m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Limbergers or (with an article) Limberger, feminine genitive Limberger, plural Limbergers or Limberger)

1. a surname

Declension

Declension of Limberger [masculine // feminine, surname]

	singular						plural
	masculine			feminine
	indef.	def.	noun	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	(ein)	(der)	Limberger	(eine)	(die)	Limberger	(die)	Limbergers, Limberger
genitive	(eines)	(des)	Limbergers, Limberger1	(einer)	(der)	Limberger	(der)	Limbergers, Limberger
dative	(einem)	(dem)	Limberger	(einer)	(der)	Limberger	(den)	Limbergers, Limberger
accusative	(einen)	(den)	Limberger	(eine)	(die)	Limberger	(die)	Limbergers, Limberger

¹With an article.

Related terms

• Limberg, Limbach, Limbacher, Limburg, Limburger
• Berger, Amberger, Altenberger, Bamberger, Dornberger
• Herberger, Rothenberger, Steinberger, Wildberger, Weinberger