Eifeler
German
Alternative forms
- Eifler (see usage notes below)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaɪ̯fələʁ/, [ˈʔaɪ̯.fə.lɐ]
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Noun
Eifeler m (strong, genitive Eifelers, plural Eifeler, feminine Eifelerin)
- a native or inhabitant of Eifel
Usage notes
- The syncopated variant (Eifler) is less common in the masculine, but at least equally common in the feminine (Eiflerin) for euphonic reasons.
Declension
Usage notes
- 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.
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