Frankensteiner

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German

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Etymology

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From Frankenstein +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈfʁaŋkn̩ˌʃtaɪ̯nɐ]
  • Hyphenation: Fran‧ken‧stei‧ner

Noun

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Frankensteiner m (strong, genitive Frankensteiners, plural Frankensteiner, feminine Frankensteinerin)

  1. A native or resident of Frankenstein

Declension

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

Hypernyms

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Adjective

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Frankensteiner (indeclinable, no predicative form)

  1. (relational) of Frankenstein

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.
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