ner
German, article
ner is a German article meaning “contraction of einer (“a, an”)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). On this page, 'ner is a different word: “contraction of einer (“a, an”)”.
What does ner mean in English?
article
- 1
colloquialcontraction of einer (“a, an”)
article
- 1
colloquialcontraction of einer (“a, an”)
suffix
- 1
masculineForms person nouns from verbs and other nouns, especially job titles
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
determiner: 1. einer
suffix: 1. Suffix zur Bildung von Personenbezeichnungen (fast immer mit einem Substantiv als Basis)
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of ner
- 'ner alternative
- ner alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How common is ner in German?
ner appears 32 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).