Kölner

German

Etymology

Köln (“Cologne”) +‎ -er

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkœlnɐ/
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Noun

Kölner m (strong, genitive Kölners, plural Kölner, feminine Kölnerin)

  1. a man from the city of Cologne

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

Adjective

Kölner (indeclinable, no predicative form)

  1. (relational) of Cologne

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
  • “Kölner” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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