Limburger

Limburger

English

Etymology

From Dutch Limburger and German Limburger.[1] By surface analysis, Limburg +‎ -er.

Noun

Limburger (countable and uncountable, plural Limburgers)

  1. (usually uncountable) Ellipsis of Limburger cheese.
  2. (countable) A native or inhabitant of Limburg.

References

  1. ^ Limburger, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

Anagrams

Dutch

Etymology

From Limburg +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɪmˌbʏr.ɣər/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Lim‧bur‧ger

Noun

Limburger m (plural Limburgers, diminutive Limburgertje n)

  1. a person from Limburg, a Limburger
    Synonym: limbo

Adjective

Limburger (not comparable)

  1. of, from or relating to Limburg
    Synonym: Limburgs

Declension

Declension of Limburger
uninflected Limburger
inflected Limburger
comparative
positive
predicative/adverbial Limburger
indefinite m./f. sing. Limburger
n. sing. Limburger
plural Limburger
definite Limburger
partitive Limburgers

German

Etymology

    From Limburg +‎ -er.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [ˈlɪmˌbʊʁɡɐ]
    • Hyphenation: Lim‧bur‧ger

    Noun

    Limburger m (strong, genitive Limburgers, plural Limburger, feminine Limburgerin)

    1. A native or resident of Limburg

    Declension

    Hypernyms

    Adjective

    Limburger (indeclinable, no predicative form)

    1. (relational) of Limburg

    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.

    Proper noun

    Limburger m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Limburgers or (with an article) Limburger, feminine genitive Limburger, plural Limburgers or Limburger)

    1. a surname