Brandenburger

From Brandenburg +‎ -er.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈbɹændənbɜːɡə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈbɹændɚnbɝɡɚ/

Brandenburger (plural Brandenburgers)

1. A person from Brandenburg (state of Germany).
2. A person from Brandenburg an der Havel (city of Germany).

Brandenburger (plural Brandenburgers)

1. A surname from German.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Brandenburger is the 39555^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 556 individuals. Brandenburger is most common among White (95.68%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Brandenburger”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 216.

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Brandenburger m (strong, genitive Brandenburgers, plural Brandenburger, feminine Brandenburgerin)

1. Brandenburger (native or inhabitant of Brandenburg)

Brandenburger (indeclinable, no predicative form)

1. (relational) of Brandenburg

• Words like this are indeclinable adjectives in modern German, as noted by the Duden, DWDS and other modern references. They originated as genitive plurals of substantives, as noted by 18th century grammarian Johann Christoph Adelung and 19th century linguist Hermann Möller: e.g. Berliner Pfannkuchen = Pfannkuchen der Berliner = "pancake of the Berliners". See -er.