Rickenbacher

German

Etymology

From Rickenbach +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʁɪkn̩ˌbaxɐ]
• Hyphenation: Ri‧cken‧ba‧cher

Noun

Rickenbacher m (strong, genitive Rickenbachers, plural Rickenbacher, feminine Rickenbacherin)

1. A native or resident of Rickenbach

Declension

Declension of Rickenbacher [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Rickenbacher	die	Rickenbacher
genitive	eines	des	Rickenbachers	der	Rickenbacher
dative	einem	dem	Rickenbacher	den	Rickenbachern
accusative	einen	den	Rickenbacher	die	Rickenbacher

Related terms

• Achenbacher, Auerbacher, Mosbacher
• Reichenbacher, Rheinbacher

Adjective

Rickenbacher (indeclinable, no predicative form)

1. (relational) of Rickenbach

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

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

1. a surname

Declension

Declension of Rickenbacher [masculine // feminine, surname]

	singular						plural
	masculine			feminine
	indef.	def.	noun	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	(ein)	(der)	Rickenbacher	(eine)	(die)	Rickenbacher	(die)	Rickenbachers, Rickenbacher
genitive	(eines)	(des)	Rickenbachers, Rickenbacher1	(einer)	(der)	Rickenbacher	(der)	Rickenbachers, Rickenbacher
dative	(einem)	(dem)	Rickenbacher	(einer)	(der)	Rickenbacher	(den)	Rickenbachers, Rickenbacher
accusative	(einen)	(den)	Rickenbacher	(eine)	(die)	Rickenbacher	(die)	Rickenbachers, Rickenbacher

¹With an article.

Related terms

• Rickenbach, Rickenmann, Rickenstorf
• Bacher, Reichenbacher