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Berliner
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berliner
English
Etymology
The first sense is either from en de Berliner native or inhabitant of Berlin or formed in English from en Berlin er inhabitant. The second sense is from en de Berliner doughnut.
Pronunciation
en /bɚˈlɪnɚ/ GenAm
en /bəˈlɪnə/ RP
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Berliner.wav Southern England
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Berlin.
A doughnut (donut) with a sweet filling.
en jelly doughnut
en 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.
en midi
Synonyms
person en Berlinian, en Berlinese
filled doughnut bismarck, Burlington bun, jambuster, jelly doughnut
Translations
native or inhabitant of Berlin
Asturian: ast berlinés, ast berlinesa
Belarusian: be берлі́нец m, be берлі́нка f
Breton: br Berlinad m, br Berliniz m-p, br Berlinadez f, br Berlinadezed f-p
Bulgarian: bg берлинча́нин m, bg берлинча́нка f
Catalan: ca berlinès m, ca berlinesa f
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 柏林人 Bólínrén
Czech: cs Berlíňan m
Danish: da berliner c
Dutch: nl Berlijner m, nl Berlijnse f, nl Berlijnerin f
Esperanto: eo berlinano
Finnish: fi berliiniläinen
French: fr Berlinois m, fr Berlinoise f
Galician: gl berlinés m
Georgian: ka ბერლინელი
German: de Berliner m, de Berlinerin f
Greek: el Βερολινέζος m, el Βερολινέζα f
Italian: it berlinese m f
Low German:
German Low German: nds-de Berliner m
Marathi: mr बर्लिनकर m
Norwegian:
Bokmål: nb berliner m
Nynorsk: nn berlinar m
Portuguese: pt berlinense m f, pt berlinês m
Romanian: ro berlinez m, ro berlineză f
Russian: ru берли́нец m, ru берли́нка f
Sicilian: scn birrinisi m, scn birrinisa f
Spanish: es berlinés m, es berlinesa f
Swedish: sv berlinare c
Turkish: tr Berlinli
doughnut (donut) with a sweet filling
Asturian: ast bomba f
Catalan: ca berlina f
Danish: da berliner c, da berlinerpfannkuchen c
Dutch: nl berlinerbol m
Esperanto: eo benjeto
Finnish: fi hillomunkki
French: fr boule de Berlin f
German: de Berliner m, de Pfannkuchen m, de Berliner Pfannkuchen m; de Fannkuchen Berlinese
Alemannic German: gsw Chrapfe m
Bavarian: bar Krapfen
Italian: it berlingozzo m, it berlinese m, it bombolone m, it bomba f, it graffa f, it krapfen m
Marathi: mr बर्लिनर m
Norwegian:
Bokmål: nb berlinerbolle m
Nynorsk: nn berlinerbolle m
Polish: pl pączek m
Portuguese: pt bola-de-berlim f, pt bola-de-Berlim f, pt bola de berlim f, pt bola de Berlim f Portugal, pt sonho m Brazil
Russian: ru берлинер
Spanish: es berlinesa f
Swedish: sv berlinermunk c, sv berliner c, sv munk c
Turkish: tr Alman pastası
Ukrainian: uk берлінський пончик m
en Berlin Cakes and pastries Demonyms
en terms derived from toponyms
German
Alternative forms
de Berl. abbreviation
Pronunciation
de /bɛʁˈliːnɐ/
de De-Berliner.ogg
de De-Berliner2.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Ber li ner
Etymology 1
de :af inhabitant Berlin -er<id:inhabitant>
From de Berlin -er inhabitant.
Noun
m in
Berliner male or of unspecified sex a native or inhabitant of Berlin
Declension
m
Derived terms
de berlinerisch berlinern Ostberliner Wahlberliner Westberliner
Etymology 2
de adjective :af Berlin -er<id:genitival>
From de Berlin -er genitival.
Adjective
indecl.pred:-
de relational of Berlin
de Besucher finden die Berliner Museen sehr interessant. Visitors find Berlin's museums very interesting.
Usage notes
Alternative forms
de berliner adjective, dated
Derived terms
de Berliner Blau
de Ostberliner (e.g. die Ostberliner de Bevölkerung)
de Westberliner
Etymology 3
de pastry
thumb|right|de Anderthalb Berliner
de Berliner Pfannkuchen and/or de Berliner Ballen.
Noun
m
Berliner (a pastry similar to a doughnut (donut), with a sweet filling)
de Berliner Ballen Krapfen Kräppel Pfannkuchen Berliner Pfannkuchen
Usage notes
de Berliner is overall the most common word, but there is much regional variation.Berliner/Krapfen Atlas zur deutschen Alltagssprache 2011-06-15 http://www.atlas-alltagssprache.de/runde-4/f03/ https://web.archive.org/web/20260928194844/https://www.atlas-alltagssprache.de/runde-4/f03/ 28 September 2026
Declension
m
References
Further reading
Berliner_Adjektiv Berliner (Adjektiv)
Berliner_Einwohner_Berlin Berliner (Einwohner von Berlin)
Berliner_Pfannkuchen Berliner (Pfannkuchen)
de Berlin Cakes and pastries Demonyms
de terms derived from toponyms
Polish
Etymology
pl :bor de:Berliner<id:inhabitant> + 1
Pronunciation
Proper noun
m-pr
pl m German
Declension
Berlinerowie
Proper noun
f 1
pl f German
Further reading