Berliner

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English

Etymology

The first sense is either from German Berliner (“native or inhabitant of Berlin”) or formed in English from Berlin +‎ -er. The second sense is from German Berliner (“doughnut”).

Pronunciation

Noun

Berliner (plural Berliners)

  1. A native or inhabitant of Berlin.
  2. A doughnut (donut) with a sweet filling.
  3. (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

Translations

German

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɛʁˈliːnɐ/
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  • Hyphenation: Ber‧li‧ner

Etymology 1

From Berlin +‎ -er.

Noun

Berliner m (strong, genitive Berliners, plural Berliner, feminine Berlinerin)

  1. Berliner (male or of unspecified sex) (a native or inhabitant of Berlin)
Declension
Declension of Berliner
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Berliner die Berliner
genitive eines des Berliners der Berliner
dative einem dem Berliner den Berlinern
accusative einen den Berliner die Berliner
Derived terms
Related terms

Etymology 2

From Berlin +‎ -er.

Adjective

Berliner (indeclinable, no predicative form)

  1. (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.
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Derived terms

Etymology 3

Anderthalb Berliner

Ellipsis of Berliner Pfannkuchen and/or Berliner Ballen.

Noun

Berliner m (strong, genitive Berliners, plural Berliner)

  1. 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.
Declension
Declension of Berliner
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Berliner die Berliner
genitive eines des Berliners der Berliner
dative einem dem Berliner den Berlinern
accusative einen den Berliner die Berliner

References

  1. ^ “Berliner/Krapfen”, in Atlas zur deutschen Alltagssprache‎, 2011 June 15

Further reading

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Berliner.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɛrˈli.nɛr/
  • Rhymes: -inɛr
  • Syllabification: Ber‧li‧ner

Proper noun

Berliner m pers

  1. a male surname from German

Declension

Declension of Berliner
singular plural
nominative Berliner Berlinerowie
genitive Berlinera Berlinerów
dative Berlinerowi Berlinerom
accusative Berlinera Berlinerów
instrumental Berlinerem Berlinerami
locative Berlinerze Berlinerach
vocative Berlinerze Berlinerowie

Proper noun

Berliner f (indeclinable)

  1. a female surname from German

Further reading

  • “Berliner”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022
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