Asperger

See also: asperger

English

Noun

Asperger (plural Aspergers)

  1. Somebody who has Asperger's syndrome.
    • 2014, Sarah Patten, What to Feed an Asperger: How to go from 3 foods to 300 with love, patience:
      Breakfast – literally to break the night-time fast – is the most important meal of the day, but it is ten times more so for an Asperger.

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German

Etymology

Asperg +‎ -er.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈaspɛʁɡɐ/
  • Hyphenation: As‧per‧ger

Noun

Asperger m (genitive Aspergers, plural Asperger)

  1. resident of Asperg
  2. Ellipsis of Asperger-Syndrom, Asperger's syndrome.

Declension
Declension of Asperger
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Asperger die Asperger
genitive eines des Aspergers der Asperger
dative einem dem Asperger den Aspergern
accusative einen den Asperger die Asperger

Adjective

Asperger (invariable)

  1. from, of, or pertaining to Asperg

Usage notes
  • Words like this are indeclinable adjectives in modern German, as noted by the Duden, DWDS and other modern references. They originated as genitive plurals of substantives, as noted by 18th century grammarian Johann Christoph Adelung and 19th century linguist Hermann Möller: e.g. Berliner Pfannkuchen = Pfannkuchen der Berliner = "pancake of the Berliners". See -er.

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