Amsterdamer

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Amsterdam +‎ -er.

Noun[edit]

Amsterdamer (plural Amsterdamers)

  1. Alternative spelling of Amsterdammer.

German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Amsterdam +‎ -er.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˌamstɐˈdamɐ], [ˈamstɐˌdamɐ]
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  • Hyphenation: Ams‧ter‧da‧mer

Noun[edit]

Amsterdamer m (strong, genitive Amsterdamers, plural Amsterdamer, feminine Amsterdamerin)

  1. a native or inhabitant of Amsterdam

Declension[edit]

Adjective[edit]

Amsterdamer (indeclinable, no predicative form)

  1. (relational) of Amsterdam

Usage notes[edit]

  • 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[edit]


Further reading[edit]

  • Amsterdamer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Amsterdamer” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon