Dresdner

English

Alternative forms

Dresdener

Noun

Dresdner (plural Dresdners)

  1. Someone from Dresden.

German

Alternative forms
  • Dresdener

Etymology

Dresden +‎ -er, with syncope of the middle e.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈdʁeːsdnɐ/
  • Hyphenation: Dresd‧ner
  • Audio(file)

Noun

Dresdner m (strong, genitive Dresdners, plural Dresdner, feminine Dresdnerin)

  1. Dresdner (native or inhabitant of Dresden)

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

Further reading

Adjective

Dresdner (indeclinable, no predicative form)

  1. (relational) of Dresden

Usage notes
  • 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.

Further reading
  • “Dresdner” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Dresdner” in Duden online
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