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Amsterdamer

English

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Etymology

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From Amsterdam +‎ -er.

Noun

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Amsterdamer (plural Amsterdamers)

  1. Alternative spelling of Amsterdammer.

German

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Etymology

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From Amsterdam +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

  1. a native or inhabitant of Amsterdam

Declension

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

Adjective

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Amsterdamer (indeclinable, no predicative form)

  1. (relational) of Amsterdam

Usage notes

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  • 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.

Further reading

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