Eifeler

== German == === Alternative forms === Eifler (see usage notes below) === Etymology === From Eifel +‎ -er. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈaɪ̯fələʁ/, [ˈʔaɪ̯.fə.lɐ] === Noun === Eifeler m (strong, genitive Eifelers, plural Eifeler, feminine Eifelerin) a native or inhabitant of Eifel ==== Usage notes ==== The syncopated variant (Eifler) is less common in the masculine, but at least equally common in the feminine (Eiflerin) for euphonic reasons. ==== Declension ==== === Adjective === Eifeler (indeclinable, no predicative form) (relational) of Eifel ==== 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. === See also === Eiferer