Athener

Dutch

Etymology

From Athene (“Athens”) +‎ -er.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈaːteːnər/
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  • Hyphenation: A‧the‧ner

Noun

Athener m (plural Atheners, feminine Atheense)

  1. An Athenian; an inhabitant of Athens.

German

Etymology

Athen +‎ -er

Pronunciation
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Noun

Athener m (strong, genitive Atheners, plural Athener, feminine Athenerin)

  1. (relational) Athenian (a native or inhabitant of Athens)

Declension
Declension of Athener [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Athener die Athener
genitive eines des Atheners der Athener
dative einem dem Athener den Athenern
accusative einen den Athener die Athener

Adjective

Athener (indeclinable, no predicative form)

  1. (relational) of Athens; Athenian (from, of, or pertaining to Athens)
    Synonym: athenisch

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.

References
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