English

Noun

Berliner ‎(plural Berliners)

1. A native or inhabitant of Berlin.
2. A doughnut with a sweet filling.

Synonyms

• (filled doughnut): bismarck, Burlington bun, jambuster, jelly doughnut

Translations

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɛʁˈliːnɐ]

Etymology 1

Berlin +‎ -er

Alternative forms

• berliner (adjective; dated)

Noun

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

1. a Berliner (native or inhabitant of Berlin)

Declension

Adjective

Berliner ‎(invariable)

1. from, of, or pertaining to Berlin

   Besucher finden die Berliner Museen sehr interessant.‎

   Visitors find Berlin’s museums very interesting.

Usage notes

• Words like this are considered by the Duden, DWDS as adjectives. The 18th century grammarian Johann Christoph Adelung argued that the words were the genitive plurals of substantives (e.g. Berliner Pfannkuchen = Pfannkuchen der Berliner = "pancake of the Berliners").^[1] See -er.

Etymology 2

Short for Berliner Pfannkuchen.

Noun

Berliner m ‎(genitive Berliners, plural Berliner)

1. a pastry similar to a doughnut, with a sweet filling; a Berliner

Synonyms

• Pfannkuchen

1. ↑ Johann Christoph Adelung: Grammatisch-kritisches Wörterbuch der Hochdeutschen Mundart, vol. 1, Leipzig, 1793, pp. 1848-1852, sub verbo 4. -Er.