Berliner

== 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 === (General American) IPA(key): /bɚˈlɪnɚ/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /bəˈlɪnə/ === 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 ==== (person): Berlinian, Berlinese (filled doughnut): bismarck, Burlington bun, jambuster, jelly doughnut ==== Translations ==== == German == === Alternative forms === Berl. (abbreviation) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɛʁˈliːnɐ/ Hyphenation: Ber‧li‧ner === Etymology 1 === From Berlin +‎ -er. ==== Noun ==== Berliner m (strong, genitive Berliners, plural Berliner, feminine Berlinerin) Berliner (male or of unspecified sex) (a native or inhabitant of Berlin) ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === From Berlin +‎ -er. ==== Adjective ==== Berliner (indeclinable, no predicative form) (relational) of Berlin ===== 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 === Etymology 3 === Ellipsis of Berliner Pfannkuchen and/or Berliner Ballen. ==== Noun ==== Berliner m (strong, genitive Berliners, plural Berliner) 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 ===== === References === === 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 === Borrowed from German Berliner. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɛrˈli.nɛr/ Rhymes: -inɛr Syllabification: Ber‧li‧ner === Proper noun === Berliner m pers a male surname from German ==== Declension ==== === Proper noun === Berliner f (indeclinable) a female surname from German === Further reading === “Berliner”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2025–2030