Solinger

German

Etymology

From Solingen +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈzoːlɪŋɐ]

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: So‧lin‧ger

Noun

Solinger m (strong, genitive Solingers, plural Solinger, feminine Solingerin)

1. a native or inhabitant of Solingen

Declension

Declension of Solinger [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Solinger	die	Solinger
genitive	eines	des	Solingers	der	Solinger
dative	einem	dem	Solinger	den	Solingern
accusative	einen	den	Solinger	die	Solinger

Hypernyms

• Rheinländer
  • Nordrhein-Westfale

Adjective

Solinger (indeclinable, no predicative form)

1. (relational) of Solingen

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.

Proper noun

Solinger m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Solingers or (with an article) Solinger, feminine genitive Solinger, plural Solingers or Solinger)

1. a surname

Related terms

• Sallinger, Dollinger, Killinger, Kissinger, Worringer, Wanninger, Watzinger, Behringer, Böhringer, Bönninger