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German speakers say "Wiener" a lot

They even made a widely-accepted short form "Wr." because 6 characters is too many. Especially common in Austria, anyone know why? /s

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German speakers also say "Berliner" a lot ... especially around Berlin.

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lemmy.ml

I'm pretty sure I saw "Wr. Neustadt" written somewhere in Austria but not in Germany.

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It's the name of a city district on a signpost, where context is clear anyway. You are way overthinking and overinterpreting it.

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lemmy.ml

Yes, Vienna is where I heard and saw "Wiener" and "Wr." the most and I know that it's a masculine form of "Viennese". /s means "this has been sarcasm". Whether you find it funny, the intent has been signposted.

Now seriously: Does "Wr." become "Wre." in plural the Nominativ form in the female Genus?

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Now seriously: Does "Wr." become "Wre." in plural the Nominativ form in the female Genus?

No. In this usage, "Wiener" is an adjectival derivation. It does not change with cases or plural.

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Thanks. I also just learnt that "Stadt" is already feminine so that shows lack of declination already.

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