Pfälzer

German

Alternative forms

• Pfältzer (obsolete)

Etymology

Pfalz +‎ -er

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈp͡fɛlt͡sɐ/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

Pfälzer m (strong, genitive Pfälzers, plural Pfälzer, feminine Pfälzerin)

1. someone from Palatinate

Declension

Declension of Pfälzer [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Pfälzer	die	Pfälzer
genitive	eines	des	Pfälzers	der	Pfälzer
dative	einem	dem	Pfälzer	den	Pfälzern
accusative	einen	den	Pfälzer	die	Pfälzer

Adjective

Pfälzer (indeclinable, no predicative form)

1. (relational) pertaining to the Palatinate; Palatine

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

• Pfälzer Löwe, Pfälzerwald

Further reading

• “Pfälzer” in Duden online