Genfer

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡɛnfɐ]

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• Hyphenation: Gen‧fer

Etymology 1

From Genf ‎ -er.

Noun

Genfer m (strong, genitive Genfers, plural Genfer, feminine Genferin)

1. Genevan (native or inhabitant of Geneva)

Declension

Declension of Genfer [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Genfer	die	Genfer
genitive	eines	des	Genfers	der	Genfer
dative	einem	dem	Genfer	den	Genfern
accusative	einen	den	Genfer	die	Genfer

Etymology 2

From Genf ‎ -er.

Adjective

Genfer (indeclinable, no predicative form)

1. (relational) of Geneva

   Synonym: genferisch

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.

Further reading

• “Genfer (Einwohner)” in Duden online
• “Genfer (Adjektiv)” in Duden online
• “Genfer” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon