Olmützer

German

Etymology

From Olmütz +‎ -er.

Noun

Olmützer m (genitive Olmützers, plural Olmützer, feminine Olmützerin)

  1. a native or inhabitant of Olomouc

Declension
Declension of Olmützer
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Olmützer die Olmützer
genitive eines des Olmützers der Olmützer
dative einem dem Olmützer den Olmützern
accusative einen den Olmützer die Olmützer

Adjective

Olmützer (invariable)

  1. from, of, or pertaining to Olomouc
    Besucher finden die Olmützer Museen sehr interessant.
    Visitors find the museums in Olomouc very interesting.

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.

Derived terms

Further reading
  • “Olmützer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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