Oelsnitzer

German

Etymology

From Oelsnitz +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈœlsnɪt͡sɐ]
• Hyphenation: Oels‧nit‧zer

Noun

Oelsnitzer m (strong, genitive Oelsnitzers, plural Oelsnitzer, feminine Oelsnitzerin)

1. a native or inhabitant of Oelsnitz

Declension

Declension of Oelsnitzer [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Oelsnitzer	die	Oelsnitzer
genitive	eines	des	Oelsnitzers	der	Oelsnitzer
dative	einem	dem	Oelsnitzer	den	Oelsnitzern
accusative	einen	den	Oelsnitzer	die	Oelsnitzer

Adjective

Oelsnitzer (indeclinable, no predicative form)

1. (relational) of Oelsnitz

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.

Related terms

• Kamenzer, Kronstädter, Chemnitzer, Sebnitzer