Berliner
English
Etymology
The first sense is either from Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) or formed in English from Berlin + -er. The second sense is from Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /bɚˈlɪnɚ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /bəˈlɪnə/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Noun
Berliner (plural Berliners)
- A native or inhabitant of Berlin.
- A doughnut (donut) with a sweet filling.
- (journalism) A newspaper format with pages normally measuring about 315 by 470 millimetres (12.4 in × 18.5 inches), slightly taller and wider than a tabloid but narrower and shorter than a broadsheet.
- Synonym: midi
Synonyms
- (filled doughnut): bismarck, Burlington bun, jambuster, jelly doughnut
Translations
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German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɛʁˈliːnɐ/
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Noun
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
- Berliner (male or of unspecified sex) (a native or inhabitant of Berlin)
Declension
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Derived terms
- berlinerisch
- Berlinerisch
- berlinern
- Berlinern
- berlinernd
- Ostberliner
- Wahlberliner
- Westberliner
Related terms
- berlinisch
- Berlinisch
Adjective
Berliner (indeclinable, no predicative form)
- (relational) of Berlin
- Besucher finden die Berliner Museen sehr interessant.
- Visitors find Berlin’s museums very interesting.
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.
Alternative forms
- berliner (adjective, dated)
Derived terms
- Berliner Blau
- Ostberliner (e.g. die Ostberliner Bevölkerung)
- Westberliner
Noun
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
- Berliner (a pastry similar to a doughnut (donut), with a sweet filling)
- Synonyms: Berliner Ballen, Krapfen, Kräppel, Pfannkuchen, Berliner Pfannkuchen
Usage notes
- Berliner is overall the most common word, but there is much regional variation.[1]
Declension
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Further reading
- “Berliner” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Berliner (Adjektiv)” in Duden online
- “Berliner (Einwohner von Berlin)” in Duden online
- “Berliner (Pfannkuchen)” in Duden online
Polish
Etymology
From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɛrˈli.nɛr/
- Rhymes: -inɛr
- Syllabification: Ber‧li‧ner
Declension
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Derived terms
- Berlinerowa
- Berlinerówna
See also
- Appendix:Polish surnames
