Amerika

Amerika n (proper noun, genitive Amerikas or (optionally with an article) Amerika, plural Amerika)

Amerikas (genitive)
Amerika (genitive with-article)
Amerika (plural)
America (alternative obsolete)

English: Amerika

/ɑˈmɛɐ̯ʀikɑ/

Amerika, du hast es besser / Als unser Kontinent, das alte, / Hast keine verfallene Schlösser / Und keine Basalte.

1827, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, “Den Vereinigten Staaten”, in Zahme Xenien^(http://www.zeno.org/Literatur/M/Goethe,+Johann+Wolfgang/Gedichte/(Gedichte.+Nachlese)/Zahme+Xenien/9.+%5B%C2%BBSag,+was+enth%C3%A4lt+die+Kirchengeschichte%5D), section 9:

United States of America
United States of America#English

America, United States of America (a country in North America; in full, United States of America)


Alle

de-proper noun

die Alle f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Alle)

die Alle (canonical feminine)
der Alle (definite genitive)

Derived from Old Prussian Alna, from alna (“to flow”).

Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship#English

Łyna (a river in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland)


Aller

die Aller f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Aller)

die Aller (canonical feminine)
der Aller (definite genitive)

From Old High German Alara, from earlier Elera and Alera, of uncertain origin:.
* From Proto-Germanic *alizō (“alder”) + *ahwō (“water”), meaning "alder water".
* From the Proto-Indo-European root *h₁ey- common in many other river names, such as the Allia in Latium, Alaunus in some Celtic sites, and the Ille in Brittany. See also French aller (“to go”), German eilen (“to hasten, hurry”), Swedish ila. More at Aller.


Altar

de-noun

Altar m (strong, genitive Altares or Altars, plural Altäre, diminutive Altärchen n)

Altares (genitive)
Altars (genitive)
Altäre (plural)
Altärchen (diminutive neuter)
Altar (nominative singular)
Altäre (definite nominative plural)
Altares (genitive singular)
Altars (genitive singular)
Altäre (definite genitive plural)
Altar (dative singular)
Altare (dative singular)
Altären (dative definite plural)
Altar (accusative singular)
Altäre (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German alter, altære, from Old High German altāri, from Proto-West Germanic *altārī (“altar”), borrowed from Latin altāre. The form was readapted to the Latin source, partly to avoid homophony with Alter (“age”). Compare also Dutch altaar alongside archaic outer.

(religion, including Christianity) altar (table or similar structure used for religious rites)


Atlas

de-proper noun

Atlas m (proper noun, strong, genitive Atlas' or (with an article) Atlas)

Atlas' (genitive)
Atlas (genitive)
Atlas (nominative singular)
Atlas' (genitive singular)
Atlas (genitive singular)
Atlas (dative singular)
Atlas (accusative singular)

Borrowed from Latin Atlās or from Ancient Greek Ἄτλας (Átlas), from the name of the mythological figure Ἄτλας (Átlas, “Bearer (of the Heavens)”).


Au

Au n (proper noun, genitive Aus or (optionally with an article) Au)

Au (Australia genitive with-article)
Au (definite nominative singular)
Aus (definite genitive singular)
Au (definite genitive singular with-article)
Au (dative definite singular)
Au (accusative definite singular)

a municipality of Saint Gallen canton, Switzerland


Bach

Bach n (proper noun, genitive Bachs or (optionally with an article) Bach)

Bachs (genitive)
Bach (genitive with-article)

From Middle High German bach, from Old High German bah, from Proto-West Germanic *baki. Cognate with English beach and English beck.


Baden

Baden n (proper noun, strong, genitive Badens)

The name comes from the Margraviate of Baden. The surname is a patronymic form of Bade, from Old High German badu (“battle, strife”), from Proto-West Germanic *badu.

Baden (various places with multiple hot springs, named using a former plural form of Bad (“bath”))

a municipality of Lower Austria, Austria


Berg

Berg n (proper noun, genitive Bergs or (optionally with an article) Berg)

Bergs (genitive)
Berg (genitive with-article)

Northern and Central Germany, Franconia, Lower Bavaria

From Middle High German bërc, from Old High German berg, itself from Proto-West Germanic *berg, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *bergaz.
Compare Dutch berg, German Low German Barg, Berg, Biärg, West Frisian berch, English berry, barrow, Danish bjerg, Swedish berg.

North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia#English

Berg (a former duchy and later grand duchy in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)

Berg (a municipality of Lower Austria, Austria)

Berg (any of three municipalities in Bavaria, Germany)

Berg (any of three municipalities in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany)

Berg (any of two municipalities in Switzerland)


Bergen

Bergen n (proper noun, genitive Bergens or (optionally with an article) Bergen)

Bergens (genitive)
Bergen (genitive with-article)

Cognate with Dutch berg (“mountain”) [cfr. etymology 2], German Berg (“mountain”), etc.

a town on the island of Rügen, in the Baltic Sea, Germany


Bergen

From Norwegian Bergen, from Old Norse Bjǫrgvin (“meadow between the mountains”), cognate with Dutch berg (“mountain”) [cfr. etymology 1], German Berg (“mountain”), etc.

der

Bergen (a port city, municipality, and former county of the county of Vestland, Norway, formerly part of the county of Hordaland)


Bikini

→ English: Bikini

→ French: Bikini

desctree

⇒ French: bikini
→ Dutch: bikini
→ English: bikini
→ Norwegian Bokmål: bikini
→ German: Bikini
→ Portuguese: biquíni
→ Spanish: biquini

Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands#English

Bikini (an atoll in the Marshall Islands)


Brand

de-proper noun

Brand n (proper noun, genitive Brands or (optionally with an article) Brand)

Brands (genitive)
Brand (genitive with-article)
Brand (definite nominative singular)
Brands (definite genitive singular)
Brand (definite genitive singular with-article)
Brand (dative definite singular)
Brand (accusative definite singular)


Dill

die Dill f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Dill)

die Dill (canonical feminine)
der Dill (definite genitive)

a river flowing through central Hesse; a tributary of the Lahn


Dill

Dill n (proper noun, genitive Dills or (optionally with an article) Dill)

Dills (genitive)
Dill (genitive with-article)

a municipality of Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis district, Rhineland-Palatinate


Don

Don m (proper noun, strong, genitive Dons or Don)

Don (a river, the fifth-longest in Europe, in Tula, Lipetsk, Voronezh, Volgograd and Rostov Oblasts, Russia, flowing 1160 miles to the Sea of Azov)


Eider

die Eider f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Eider)

die Eider (canonical feminine)
der Eider (definite genitive)

Eider (a river in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany)


Essen

Essen n (proper noun, genitive Essens or (optionally with an article) Essen)

Essens (genitive)
Essen (genitive with-article)

→ English: Essen

→ Latvian: Esene

→ Lithuanian: Esenas

→ Yiddish: עסן (Esn)

Disputed. Found in its earliest form as Astnide, which could refer to a region of ash trees and be related to Esche (see Old High German asc).

Essen (a major industrial city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in western Germany)


Faro

Faro n (proper noun, genitive Faros or (optionally with an article) Faro)

Faros (genitive)
Faro (genitive with-article)

Borrowed from Portuguese Faro, from Old Galician-Portuguese Faaron.


Fucking

Fucking n (proper noun, genitive Fuckings or (optionally with an article) Fucking)

Fuckings (genitive)
Fucking (genitive with-article)
Fucking (definite nominative singular)
Fuckings (definite genitive singular)
Fucking (definite genitive singular with-article)
Fucking (dative definite singular)
Fucking (accusative definite singular)

From Focko (the founder's name) + -ing (denoting a people's membership; belonging to).

suffix

Fucking (former name of a village in the Innviertel region of Upper Austria, now called Fugging)


Gent

de-proper noun

Gent n (proper noun, genitive Gents or (optionally with an article) Gent)

Gents (genitive)
Gent (genitive with-article)
Gent (definite nominative singular)
Gents (definite genitive singular)
Gent (definite genitive singular with-article)
Gent (dative definite singular)
Gent (accusative definite singular)


Herne

Herne n (proper noun, genitive Hernes or (optionally with an article) Herne)

Hernes (genitive)
Herne (genitive with-article)
Herne (definite nominative singular)
Hernes (definite genitive singular)
Herne (definite genitive singular with-article)
Herne (dative definite singular)
Herne (accusative definite singular)

From Middle High German Hernen, from Old High German Haranni.

Herne (an independent city in Ruhr Area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)

a municipality of Flemish Brabant, Belgium


Horn

Horn n (proper noun, genitive Horns or (optionally with an article) Horn)

Horns (genitive)
Horn (genitive with-article)

From Middle High German horn, from Old High German horn, from Proto-West Germanic *horn, from Proto-Germanic *hurną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱer-.
Compare Low German Horn, Hoorn, Hurn; Höärn (Altmärkisch); Häörn (Haön) (Münsterländisch), Dutch hoorn, English horn, Danish horn and Swedish horn.

cog

a city in Lippe district, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

a municipality of Lower Austria, Austria

a municipality of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany


Island

de-proper noun

Island n (proper noun, genitive Islands or (optionally with an article) Island)

Islands (genitive)
Island (genitive with-article)
Island (nominative singular)
Islands (genitive singular)
Island (dative singular)
Island (accusative singular)
Eisland (alternative obsolete)

From Middle Low German Îslant, a calque of Old Norse Ísland (“Iceland”), from íss (“ice”) + land (“land”). The High-Germanized form Eisland did not establish itself; that with I- was reinforced by Danish Island. Compare the same in Grönland.

North Atlantic Ocean
North Atlantic Ocean#English

Iceland (an island and country in the North Atlantic Ocean in Europe)


Italien

Italien n (proper noun, genitive Italiens or (optionally with an article) Italien)

Italiens (genitive)
Italien (genitive with-article)


Kuba

Kuba n (proper noun, genitive Kubas or (optionally with an article) Kuba)

Kubas (genitive)
Kuba (genitive with-article)

Cuba (a country, the largest island (based on land area) in the Caribbean)


Landau

Landau n (proper noun, genitive Landaus or (optionally with an article) Landau)

Landaus (genitive)
Landau (genitive with-article)

From the common West Germanic element *land (“land, territory”) and *auwju (“floodplain”).

Landau in der Pfalz
Landau in der Pfalz#German

Landau (an independent town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany; official name: Landau in der Pfalz)

Landau an der Isar
Landau an der Isar#German

a town in Dingolfing-Landau district, Lower Bavaria region, Bavaria; official name: Landau an der Isar


Lang

Lang n (proper noun, genitive Langs or (optionally with an article) Lang)

Langs (genitive)
Lang (genitive with-article)


Lech

der Lech m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Lechs or des Leches)

der Lech (canonical masculine)
des Lechs (definite genitive)
des Leches (definite genitive)


Leer

Leer n (proper noun, genitive Leers or (optionally with an article) Leer)

Leers (genitive)
Leer (genitive with-article)

Meronyms: Bingum, Heisfelde, Hohegaste, Leerort, Loga, Logabirum, Nettelburg, Nüttermoor

a town and rural district of Lower Saxony, Germany


Leer

Leer (a town, the county seat of Leer County, Unity State, South Sudan)

Leer (a county of Unity State, South Sudan)


Lima

Lima n (proper noun, genitive Limas or (optionally with an article) Lima)

Limas (genitive)
Lima (genitive with-article)


Limerick

Limerick n (proper noun, genitive Limericks or (optionally with an article) Limerick)

Limericks (genitive)
Limerick (genitive with-article)

Limerick (a city in County Limerick, Ireland)


Macao

Macau (a city, special administrative region, and peninsula in China, west of Hong Kong)


Madeira

Madeira n (proper noun, strong, genitive Madeiras)

Borrowed from Portuguese Madeira, from madeira (“wood”).

Madeira (an archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean and an autonomous region of Portugal)


Main

Main m (proper noun, strong, genitive Maines or Mains)

Maines (genitive)
Mains (genitive)
Main (nominative singular)
Maines (genitive singular)
Mains (genitive singular)
Main (dative singular)
Maine (dative singular)
Main (accusative singular)

a tributary of the Rhine, in southern Germany


Manhattan

Manhattan n (proper noun, genitive Manhattans or (optionally with an article) Manhattan)

Manhattans (genitive)
Manhattan (genitive with-article)
Manhattan (definite nominative singular)
Manhattans (definite genitive singular)
Manhattan (definite genitive singular with-article)
Manhattan (dative definite singular)
Manhattan (accusative definite singular)

Manhattan (a borough and island of New York City, New York, United States)


Mies

Mies n (proper noun, genitive Mies' or (with an article) Mies)


Mies

a river in Bavaria, Germany and Bohemia, Czech Republic


Mull

Mull n (proper noun, genitive Mulls or (optionally with an article) Mull)

Mulls (genitive)
Mull (genitive with-article)

Mull (an island, the second largest in the Inner Hebrides, in Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland)


der Nil m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Nil or des Nils)

der Nil (canonical masculine)
des Nil (definite genitive)
des Nils (definite genitive)

Democratic Republic of the Congo#English

Nile (a major river in Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Kenya, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Sudan and Egypt, emptying into the Mediterranean)


Pest

Pest n (proper noun, genitive Pests or (optionally with an article) Pest)

Pests (genitive)
Pest (genitive with-article)


Pisa

Pisa n (proper noun, genitive Pisas or (optionally with an article) Pisa)

Pisas (genitive)
Pisa (genitive with-article)

Pisa (a city and province of Tuscany, Italy)


Po

der Po m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Po or des Pos)

der Po (canonical masculine)
des Po (definite genitive)
des Pos (definite genitive)


Rabat

Rabat n (proper noun, genitive Rabats or (optionally with an article) Rabat)

Rabats (genitive)
Rabat (genitive with-article)

Rabat (the capital city of Morocco, and capital city of the region of Rabat-Sale-Kenitra, Morocco)


Regen

der Regen m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Regens)

der Regen (canonical masculine)
des Regens (definite genitive)
Reegen (alternative obsolete)

The river name is the oldest, attested in Latin sources as Regana, Reganum, or Reganus, of unknown further ancestry.


Regen

Regen n (proper noun, genitive Regens or (optionally with an article) Regen)

Regens (genitive)
Regen (genitive with-article)
Reegen (alternative obsolete)

a town and rural district of the Lower Bavaria region, Bavaria, Germany


Riga

Riga n (proper noun, genitive Rigas or (optionally with an article) Riga)

Rigas (genitive)
Riga (genitive with-article)


Rotten

der Rotten m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Rottens)

der Rotten (canonical masculine)
des Rottens (definite genitive)
Roden (alternative obsolete)
Roten (alternative obsolete)

From Middle High German Roten, from Old High German Rotan, from Latin Rhodanus.

Rhone, Rhône (a major river in Switzerland and France that flows from the Alps to the Mediterranean Sea)


Rum

Rum n (proper noun, genitive Rums or (optionally with an article) Rum)

Rums (genitive)
Rum (genitive with-article)


See

See n (proper noun, genitive Sees or (optionally with an article) See)

Sees (genitive)
See (genitive with-article)

From Middle High German sê, from Old High German sē, sēo m (“sea”), from Proto-West Germanic *saiwi m (“sea”), from Proto-Germanic *saiwiz m (“sea”). Compare Low German See (“sea, lake”), Dutch zee f (“sea”), English sea, Danish sø c (“sea, lake”).


Seine

die Seine f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Seine)

die Seine (canonical feminine)
der Seine (definite genitive)


Spitz

Spitz n (proper noun, genitive Spitz' or (with an article) Spitz)

a municipality of Lower Austria, Austria


Spree

die Spree f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Spree)

die Spree (canonical feminine)
der Spree (definite genitive)

From Middle High German Sprēwe, from Old High German Sprēwa, from a Slavic language (compare Lower Sorbian Sprjewja, Czech Spréva, Polish Sprewa), but ultimately of Germanic origin, related to spreizen (“to spread, disperse”).


Tallinn

Tallinn n (proper noun, genitive Tallinns or (optionally with an article) Tallinn)

Tallinns (genitive)
Tallinn (genitive with-article)


Tash

Tash (“Nyírtass”); synonym of Nyírtass (Tass). a village in Hungary


Thorn

Thorn n (proper noun, genitive Thorns or (optionally with an article) Thorn)

Thorns (genitive)
Thorn (genitive with-article)

From Middle High German Thorun, from Latin Thorun (see also Thorunenses) (1251).


Toskana

die Toskana f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Toskana)

die Toskana (canonical feminine)
der Toskana (definite genitive)
Toskana (definite nominative singular)
Toskana (definite genitive singular)
Toskana (dative definite singular)
Toskana (accusative definite singular)
Toscana (alternative rare)
Tuscien (alternative obsolete)
Tuskien (alternative obsolete)
Tuszien (alternative obsolete)

administrative region
administrative region

Tuscany (an administrative region of Italy, located north of Lazio and south of Emilia-Romagna)


Vilnius

Vilnius n (proper noun, genitive Vilnius' or (with an article) Vilnius)


Wang

Wang n (proper noun, genitive Wangs or (optionally with an article) Wang)

Wangs (genitive)
Wang (genitive with-article)

LL-Q188 (deu)-Michael Schoenitzer (MichaelSchoenitzer)-Wang.wav


Worms

Worms n (proper noun, genitive Worms' or (with an article) Worms)

Worms' (genitive)
Worms (genitive)
Worms (definite nominative singular)
Worms' (definite genitive singular)
Worms (definite genitive singular)
Worms (dative definite singular)
Worms (accusative definite singular)

Bulgarian: Вормс (Vorms)

Catalan: Worms

Czech: Worms

Danish: Worms

English: Worms

Estonian: Worms

French: Worms

Hebrew: וורמס (Vorms)

Italian: Worms

Portuguese: Worms

Romanian: Worms

Russian: Вормс (Vorms)

Spanish: Worms

Turkish: Worms

Welsh: Worms

From Old High German Wormazia, Warmazia, etc., from Latin Vormatia, from a Gaulish name attested in Latin as Borbetomagus and Bormitomagus with influence from Latin -ātus (suffix forming adjectives) and suffix forming place names, of uncertain origin but usually conjectured to refer to the Celtic god Borvo or a river, spring, or other waters named for him + Proto-Celtic *magos (“field, plain”).

Worms (an independent town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany)


Nokia

Nokia n (proper noun, genitive Nokias or (optionally with an article) Nokia)

Nokias (genitive)
Nokia (genitive with-article)

Nokia (a town and municipality of Pirkanmaa, Finland)


Yokohama

Yokohama n (proper noun, strong, genitive Yokohamas)

Yokohamas (genitive)
Jokohama (alternative)

Yokohama (the capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan)


Hongkong

Hongkong n (proper noun, genitive Hongkongs or (optionally with an article) Hongkong)

Hongkongs (genitive)
Hongkong (genitive with-article)

Hong Kong (a city, island and special administrative region in southeastern China)


Medina

Medina n (proper noun, strong, genitive Medinas)

Medina (the capital city of the Medina region, Saudi Arabia, holy to Islam)


Marokko

Marokko n (proper noun, genitive Marokkos or (optionally with an article) Marokko)

Marokkos (genitive)
Marokko (genitive with-article)


BR

abbreviation of Brandenburg: a state of Germany near to Berlin


Gutenberg

Gutenberg n (proper noun, genitive Gutenbergs or (optionally with an article) Gutenberg)

Gutenbergs (genitive)
Gutenberg (genitive with-article)
Gutenberg (definite nominative singular)
Gutenbergs (definite genitive singular)
Gutenberg (definite genitive singular with-article)
Gutenberg (dative definite singular)
Gutenberg (accusative definite singular)

[ˈɡuːtənˌbɛʁk]

Gutenberg (a municipality of Bad Kreuznach district, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, named after the castle and village)

a village in Austria; former name of Gutenberg an der Raabklamm

Gutenberg an der Raabklamm
Gutenberg an der Raabklamm#German


Bagdad

Bagdad n (proper noun, genitive Bagdads or (optionally with an article) Bagdad)

Bagdads (genitive)
Bagdad (genitive with-article)


Hase

die Hase f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Hase)

die Hase (canonical feminine)
der Hase (definite genitive)
Haase (alternative)

From the same root as the animal name, meaning “grey”, an adjective Proto-West Germanic *hasu (“grey”).


Obdach

Obdach n (proper noun, genitive Obdachs or (optionally with an article) Obdach)

Obdachs (genitive)
Obdach (genitive with-article)

From Middle High German obedach, from Old High German obdah, obadah (“over-roof, protective roof”); compare oben and Dach.


Ägypten

de-proper noun

Ägypten n (proper noun, genitive Ägyptens or (optionally with an article) Ägypten, plural Ägypten)

Ägyptens (genitive)
Ägypten (genitive with-article)
Ägypten (plural)
Aegypten (alternative obsolete)
Egypten (alternative obsolete)

Egypt (a country in North Africa and Western Asia)


Sonntag

Sonntag n (proper noun, genitive Sonntags or (optionally with an article) Sonntag)

Sonntags (genitive)
Sonntag (genitive with-article)

northern Germany and parts of central Germany; chiefly colloquial

From Middle High German sunne(n)tac, sun(n)tac, from Old High German sunnūntag (9th c.), from late Proto-West Germanic *sunnōn dag (“day of the sun”), a calque of Latin diēs Sōlis (4th c.). Compare Low German Sünndag, Dutch zondag, West Frisian snein, English Sunday, Danish søndag.

inh

(historical) Zyndaki (a village in Mrągowo County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland)


Bahnhof

de-noun

Bahnhof m (strong, genitive Bahnhofs or Bahnhofes, plural Bahnhöfe)

Bahnhofs (genitive)
Bahnhofes (genitive)
Bahnhöfe (plural)
Bahnhof (nominative singular)
Bahnhöfe (definite nominative plural)
Bahnhofs (genitive singular)
Bahnhofes (genitive singular)
Bahnhöfe (definite genitive plural)
Bahnhof (dative singular)
Bahnhofe (dative singular)
Bahnhöfen (dative definite plural)
Bahnhof (accusative singular)
Bahnhöfe (accusative definite plural)
Bf (alternative)
Bhf (alternative)

→ Danish: banegård (calque)

→ Greater Polish: banof

→ Kashubian: banof

→ Silesian: banhŏf

railway depot, railroad station, railway station, train station


Hof

de-proper noun

Hof n (proper noun, genitive Hofs or (optionally with an article) Hof)

Hofs (genitive)
Hof (genitive with-article)
Hof (definite nominative singular)
Hofs (definite genitive singular)
Hof (definite genitive singular with-article)
Hof (dative definite singular)
Hof (accusative definite singular)
Hoff (alternative)

northern and western Germany; becoming rare

From Middle High German hof, from Old High German hof, from Proto-West Germanic *hof, from Proto-Germanic *hufą (“hill, farm”). See there for cognates.

an independent town in the Upper Franconia region, Bavaria

a rural district of the Upper Franconia region, Bavaria, surrounding but not including the town of Hof, which nevertheless serves as its administrative seat

a municipality of Westerwaldkreis district, Rhineland-Palatinate

Bruck an der Leitha
Bruck an der Leitha#German

Hof am Leithaberge
Hof am Leithaberge#English

a town in Bruck an der Leitha district, Lower Austria; official name: Hof am Leithaberge

Hof bei Salzburg
Hof bei Salzburg#English

a municipality of Salzburg-Umgebung district, Salzburg; official name: Hof bei Salzburg

a village in Holmestrand municipality, Vestfold county, Norway


Lauf

Lauf n (proper noun, genitive Laufs or (optionally with an article) Lauf)

Laufs (genitive)
Lauf (genitive with-article)

From Middle High German louf, from Old High German hlouf; louf, from Proto-Germanic *hlaupą.

Middle Franconia
Middle Franconia#English

Lauf an der Pegnitz
Lauf an der Pegnitz#German

a town in Nürnberger Land district, Middle Franconia region, Bavaria; official name: Lauf an der Pegnitz

a municipality of Ortenaukreis district, Baden-Württemberg, Germany


Kuchen

Kuchen n (proper noun, genitive Kuchens or (optionally with an article) Kuchen)

Kuchens (genitive)
Kuchen (genitive with-article)


Türkei

die Türkei f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Türkei)

die Türkei (canonical feminine)
der Türkei (definite genitive)
Türkei (definite nominative singular)
Türkei (definite genitive singular)
Türkei (dative definite singular)
Türkei (accusative definite singular)
Türkey (alternative obsolete)

From Medieval Latin Turcia with influence from Türke (“Turk”) which in turn is from Ottoman Turkish ترك, تورك (Türk), from Turcus (“Turk”), from Byzantine Greek Τοῦρκος (Toûrkos), from Classical Persian ترک (turk), from Middle Persian [script needed] (twlk' /Turk/), from Old Turkic 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜 (t²ür²k̥).

der

Die Türkei befindet sich sowohl in Asien als auch in Europa.

Turkey is located in both Asia and Europe.

Viele Bewohner Deutschlands stammen aus der Türkei.

Lots of residents of Germany are from Turkey.

Southeastern Europe
Southeastern Europe#English

Turkey (a country located in Eastern Thrace in Southeastern Europe and Anatolia in western Asia)


Halle

de-proper noun

Halle n (proper noun, genitive Halles or (optionally with an article) Halle)

Halles (genitive)
Halle (genitive with-article)

Attested in early manuscripts as Halla. Of unclear origin, traditionally linked to the river Saale, whose name ultimately derives from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂ls (“salt”). Alternatively, from Proto-West Germanic *hallu (“building supported by columns”).

der

Halle (an independent city in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany)

a town in Gütersloh district, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Grafschaft Bentheim
Grafschaft Bentheim#German

a village in Grafschaft Bentheim district, Lower Saxony, Germany

a municipality of the district of Holzminden, Lower Saxony, Germany

a small river in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

a city and municipality of the district of Halle-Vilvoorde, province of Flemish Brabant, Belgium


Indien

de-proper noun

toponym,,-􂀿referring to the East Indies and West Indies􂁀

Indien n (proper noun, genitive Indiens or (optionally with an article) Indien, plural (referring to the East Indies and West Indies) Indien)

Indiens (genitive)
Indien (genitive with-article)
Indien (plural)

From Latin Indus, from Ancient Greek Ἰνδός (Indós), from Sanskrit सिन्धु (sindhu).


Irland

Irland n (proper noun, genitive Irlands or (optionally with an article) Irland, plural (rare) Irlande)

Irlands (genitive)
Irland (genitive with-article)
Irlande (plural rare)

Und diese drei feindlichen Lager sollten nun auf einmal in Eins verschmolzen, beide Irlande sollten mit sich und mit England zu Einem unzertrennlichen Ganzen verbunden werden.

1856, Albert Werfer, Leben ausgezeichneter Katholiken der drei letzten Jahrhunderte. Vierzehntes Bändchen: Leben und Wirken des Daniel O'Connell, page 56:

Ireland (an island and country in northwestern Europe)


Ostdeutschland

(also historical) Eastern Germany (a geographic region of eastern Germany, especially the territories east of the Elbe or (formerly) Oder)


Sumatra

Sumatra n (proper noun, genitive Sumatras or (optionally with an article) Sumatra)

Sumatras (genitive)
Sumatra (genitive with-article)

Sumatra (the largest island entirely in Indonesia and the world’s sixth largest island)


Aare

die Aare f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Aare)

die Aare (canonical feminine)
der Aare (definite genitive)

From the Celtic period. Possibly attested in the Bern zinc tablet.


Aar

die Aar f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Aar)

die Aar (canonical feminine)
der Aar (definite genitive)
Aar (definite nominative singular)
Aar (definite genitive singular)
Aar (dative definite singular)
Aar (accusative definite singular)

Attested as Late Latin Arola, Arula in the 7th century, from a pre-Indo-European hydronym *ar- (“watercourse”), also present in several other Old European hydronymy names such as Ahr in Rhineland, Ar in Meurthe-et-Moselle, l'Arc in both Savoie and Bouches-du-Rhône, Hérault (Occitan Erau) in Hérault, Arre in Gard, etc.

a left tributary of the Lahn in Rhineland-Palatinate and Hesse, Germany

a left tributary of the Dill in Hesse, Germany

a branch of the Ill, Bas-Rhin department, France

a left tributary of the Twiste, Hesse, Germany


Bronx

die Bronx f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Bronx)

die Bronx (canonical feminine)
der Bronx (definite genitive)

the Bronx (a borough of New York City, New York, United States)


Kairo

Kairo n (proper noun, genitive Kairos or (optionally with an article) Kairo)

Kairos (genitive)
Kairo (genitive with-article)
Alkeier (alternative)

From Italian Il Cairo, from Arabic القاهِرة (al-qāhira).


Jemen

der Jemen m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Jemen or des Jemens, definite plural die Jemen)

Jemen n (proper noun, strong, genitive Jemens)

der Jemen (canonical masculine)
Jemen (canonical neuter)
des Jemen (definite genitive)
des Jemens (definite genitive)
die Jemen (definite plural)
Jemens (genitive)

From Arabic اَلْيَمَن (al-yaman), from Proto-Semitic *yamīn- (“right; right hand”).

der

Yemen (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


Kirche

de-noun

Kirche f (genitive Kirche, plural Kirchen, diminutive Kirchelchen n or Kirchlein n)

Kirche (genitive)
Kirchen (plural)
Kirchelchen (diminutive neuter)
Kirchlein (diminutive neuter)
Kirche (nominative singular)
Kirchen (definite nominative plural)
Kirche (genitive singular)
Kirchen (definite genitive plural)
Kirche (dative singular)
Kirchen (dative definite plural)
Kirche (accusative singular)
Kirchen (accusative definite plural)

desc

→ Russian: ки́рха (kírxa), ки́рка (kírka)

→ Ukrainian: кі́рха (kírxa)

some speakers in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland

From Middle High German kirche, from Old High German kirihha, from Proto-West Germanic *kirikā.

Kirche Jesu Christi der Heiligen der Letzten Tage

church (organised religion, especially Catholicism)


Ebro

de-proper noun

Ebro m (proper noun, strong, genitive Ebros or Ebro)


Kolumbien

Kolumbien n (proper noun, genitive Kolumbiens or (optionally with an article) Kolumbien)

Kolumbiens (genitive)
Kolumbien (genitive with-article)


Teheran

Teheran n (proper noun, genitive Teherans or (optionally with an article) Teheran)

Teherans (genitive)
Teheran (genitive with-article)


Grönland

Grönland n (proper noun, genitive Grönlands or (optionally with an article) Grönland)

Grönlands (genitive)
Grönland (genitive with-article)
Grünland (alternative obsolete)

From Middle Low German Grö̂nlant, a calque of Old Norse Grǿnland (“Greenland”), from grǿnn (“green”) + land (“land”). The High-Germanized form Grünland did not establish itself; that with -ö- was reinforced by Danish Grønland. Compare the same in Island.

Greenland (a large self-governing island and dependent territory of Denmark, in North America)


Lappland

Lappland n (proper noun, genitive Lapplands or (optionally with an article) Lappland)

Lapplands (genitive)
Lappland (genitive with-article)

Lapland (region in northern Norway, Sweden and Finland along with the Kola Peninsula in Russia, traditionally inhabited by the Sami people)


Bogotá

Bogotá n (proper noun, genitive Bogotás or (optionally with an article) Bogotá)

Bogotás (genitive)
Bogotá (genitive with-article)

Bogota, Bogotá (the capital city of Colombia)


Maskat

Maskat n (proper noun, genitive Maskats or (optionally with an article) Maskat)

Maskats (genitive)
Maskat (genitive with-article)


Lettland

Lettland n (proper noun, genitive Lettlands or (optionally with an article) Lettland)

Lettlands (genitive)
Lettland (genitive with-article)
Lattland (alternative obsolete)

Latvia (a country in northeastern Europe)


Cypern

Cypern n (proper noun, strong, genitive Cyperns)

Via Latin Cyprus from Ancient Greek Κύπρος (Kúpros).

Southeast Europe
Southeast Europe#English

alternative form of Zypern: Cyprus (an island and country in the Mediterranean Sea, normally considered politically part of Southeast Europe but geographically part of Western Asia)


Kirgistan

Kirgistan n (proper noun, genitive Kirgistans or (optionally with an article) Kirgistan)

Kirgistans (genitive)
Kirgistan (genitive with-article)

alternative form of Kirgisistan: Kyrgyzstan (a country in Central Asia, bordering on Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and China)


Ljubljana

Ljubljana n (proper noun, genitive Ljubljanas or (optionally with an article) Ljubljana)

Ljubljanas (genitive)
Ljubljana (genitive with-article)

(chiefly Germany, Switzerland) Ljubljana (the capital city of Slovenia)


Mauer

Mauer n (proper noun, genitive Mauers or (optionally with an article) Mauer)

Mauers (genitive)
Mauer (genitive with-article)


Heide

Heide n (proper noun, genitive Heides or (optionally with an article) Heide)

Heides (genitive)
Heide (genitive with-article)

a town, the administrative seat of Dithmarschen district, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany


Norden

Norden n (proper noun, genitive Nordens or (optionally with an article) Norden)

Nordens (genitive)
Norden (genitive with-article)

Meronyms: Bargebur, Leybuchtpolder, Neuwesteel, Norddeich, Ostermarsch, Süderneuland, Tidofeld, Westermarsch


Fidji

Fidji n (proper noun, strong, genitive Fidjis)

Ultimately from Fijian Viti Levu (“Great Viti”).

alternative form of Fidschi: Fiji (a country and archipelago of over 300 islands in Melanesia in Oceania)


Fidschi

Fidschi n (proper noun, genitive Fidschis or (optionally with an article) Fidschi)

Fidschis (genitive)
Fidschi (genitive with-article)
Fidji (alternative)

Fiji (a country and archipelago of over 300 islands in Melanesia in Oceania)


Salomonen

Salomonen (definite nominative plural)
Salomonen (definite genitive plural)
Salomonen (dative definite plural)
Salomonen (accusative definite plural)

Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands#English:_Q685

Solomon Islands (a country consisting of the majority of the Solomon Islands archipelago in Melanesia, in Oceania, as well as the Santa Cruz Islands)


Mekong

der Mekong m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Mekong or des Mekongs)

der Mekong (canonical masculine)
des Mekong (definite genitive)
des Mekongs (definite genitive)


Georgien

Georgien n (proper noun, genitive Georgiens or (optionally with an article) Georgien)

Georgiens (genitive)
Georgien (genitive with-article)

Georgia (a transcontinental country in the Caucasus region of Europe and Asia, on the coast of the Black Sea, often considered to belong politically to Europe)


Oder

die Oder f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Oder)

die Oder (canonical feminine)
der Oder (definite genitive)

From or related to Medieval Latin Oddara, said by Udolph to be from Illyrian *Adra (“water vein”), related to Avestan 𐬀𐬛𐬎 (adu, “watercourse”), Thracian urda (“stream”), which could ultimately be from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eh₁t- (“to breathe”), which would make it a doublet of Ader (“vein, blood vessel”). Folk etymology connected it to Polish drzeć (“to rend, penetrate, tear”) as in "break through to the sea."

cog

Oder (a major river in the Czech Republic, Poland and Germany)


Jordanien

de-proper noun

Jordanien n (proper noun, genitive Jordaniens or (optionally with an article) Jordanien)

Jordaniens (genitive)
Jordanien (genitive with-article)

Jordan (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


Rhone

die Rhone f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Rhone)

die Rhone (canonical feminine)
der Rhone (definite genitive)
Rhone (nominative singular)
Rhone (genitive singular)
Rhone (dative singular)
Rhone (accusative singular)
Rhône (alternative)
Rhosne (alternative)
Rone (alternative)
Rosne (alternative)

Borrowed from Middle French Rho(s)ne. 16th century or earlier. Partially displaced older Rotten, which see. All ultimately from Latin Rhodanus.

Rhone, Rhône (a major river in Switzerland and France that flows from the Alps to the Mediterranean Sea)


Bolivien

Bolivien n (proper noun, genitive Boliviens or (optionally with an article) Bolivien)

Boliviens (genitive)
Bolivien (genitive with-article)
Bolivien (nominative singular)
Boliviens (genitive singular)
Bolivien (dative singular)
Bolivien (accusative singular)


Osttimor

Osttimor n (proper noun, genitive Osttimors or (optionally with an article) Osttimor)

Osttimors (genitive)
Osttimor (genitive with-article)
Osttimor (nominative singular)
Osttimors (genitive singular)
Osttimor (dative singular)
Osttimor (accusative singular)

East Timor (a country in Southeast Asia occupying half the island of Timor)


Hiroshima

Hiroshima n (proper noun, genitive Hiroshimas or (optionally with an article) Hiroshima)

Hiroshimas (genitive)
Hiroshima (genitive with-article)
Hiroschima (alternative)

Hiroshima (a prefecture in southwestern Honshu, Japan)

Hiroshima (the capital city of Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan; the target of the first atomic bomb dropped in warfare on August 6, 1945)


Burg

Burg n (proper noun, genitive Burgs or (optionally with an article) Burg)

Burgs (genitive)
Burg (genitive with-article)

Probably not from etymology 1, as there has never been any kind of castle or fortification there, but rather from Proto-Slavic *bȏrgъ (“stack, rick”).

northern and central Germany; chiefly colloquial

a town, the administrative seat of Jerichower Land district, Saxony-Anhalt


Burgenland

das Burgenland n (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Burgenlandes or des Burgenlands)

das Burgenland (canonical neuter)
des Burgenlandes (definite genitive)
des Burgenlands (definite genitive)
Burgenland (definite nominative singular)
Burgenlandes (definite genitive singular)
Burgenlands (definite genitive singular)
Burgenland (dative definite singular)
Burgenlande (dative definite singular)
Burgenland (accusative definite singular)

Formerly also called Vierburgenland, because it was created from the four regions of Pressburg, Wieselburg, Ödenburg and Eisenburg.


Madagaskar

Madagaskar n (proper noun, genitive Madagaskars or (optionally with an article) Madagaskar)

Madagaskars (genitive)
Madagaskar (genitive with-article)

Madagascar (an island and country off the east coast of Africa)


Litauen

Litauen n (proper noun, genitive Litauens or (optionally with an article) Litauen)

Litauens (genitive)
Litauen (genitive with-article)

→ Chinese: 立陶宛 (Lìtáowǎn)

Lithuania (a country in northeastern Europe)


Luxemburg

Luxemburg n (proper noun, genitive Luxemburgs or (optionally with an article) Luxemburg)

Luxemburgs (genitive)
Luxemburg (genitive with-article)

→ Japanese: ルクセンブルク (Rukusenburuku)

Luxembourg (a small country in Western Europe)

Luxembourg (a province of Wallonia, Belgium)

Luxembourg, Luxembourg City (the capital city of Luxembourg)

Luxembourg (one of the twelve cantons of the country of Luxembourg, which includes its capital city)


Ungarn

Ungarn n (proper noun, genitive Ungarns or (optionally with an article) Ungarn)

Ungarns (genitive)
Ungarn (genitive with-article)
Ungarn (definite nominative singular)
Ungarns (definite genitive singular)
Ungarn (definite genitive singular with-article)
Ungarn (dative definite singular)
Ungarn (accusative definite singular)


Kärnten

Kärnten n (proper noun, genitive Kärntens or (optionally with an article) Kärnten)

Kärntens (genitive)
Kärnten (genitive with-article)
Kärnten (definite nominative singular)
Kärntens (definite genitive singular)
Kärnten (definite genitive singular with-article)
Kärnten (dative definite singular)
Kärnten (accusative definite singular)

From Middle High German Kerntene, Kerenten, from Old High German [Term?], from Latin Carantania, possibly from a Celtic language, if so, from Proto-Celtic *karantos (“ally, friend”), related to the verb *kareti (“to love”). More at Carinthia.

(historical) Carinthia (a former duchy and historical region of Central Europe, now split politically between Austria and Slovenia):

Carinthia (a traditional region in northern Slovenia)


Kirgisistan

Kirgisistan n (proper noun, genitive Kirgisistans or (optionally with an article) Kirgisistan)

Kirgisistans (genitive)
Kirgisistan (genitive with-article)
Kirgistan (alternative)
Kirgisien (alternative)

Kyrgyzstan (a country in Central Asia, bordering on Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and China)


Libanon

Libanon m (proper noun, strong, genitive Libanons or Libanon)

Lebanon, Mount Lebanon (a mountain range in the country of Lebanon, Western Asia; in full, Mount Lebanon)


Libanon

Libanon m or n (proper noun, strong, genitive Libanons or Libanon)

Lebanon (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


Usbekistan

Usbekistan n (proper noun, genitive Usbekistans or (optionally with an article) Usbekistan)

Usbekistans (genitive)
Usbekistan (genitive with-article)


Tokio

Tokio n (proper noun, genitive Tokios or (optionally with an article) Tokio)

Tokios (genitive)
Tokio (genitive with-article)
Tokyo (alternative)

Tokyo (a prefecture, the capital and largest city of Japan)


Singapur

Singapur n (proper noun, genitive Singapurs or (optionally with an article) Singapur)

Singapurs (genitive)
Singapur (genitive with-article)

[ˈzɪŋɡapuːɐ̯]

Singapore (an island and city-state in Southeast Asia, located off the southernmost tip of the Malay Peninsula; a former British crown colony and state of Malaysia (1963-1965))


Katar

Katar n (proper noun, genitive Katars or (optionally with an article) Katar)

Katars (genitive)
Katar (genitive with-article)

Qatar (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


Adige

die Adige f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Adige)

die Adige (canonical feminine)
der Adige (definite genitive)


Mainz

Mainz n (proper noun, strong, genitive Mainz' or (rare) Mainzens or (with an article) Mainz)

Mainz' (genitive)
Mainzens (genitive rare)
Mainz (genitive)
Mainz (definite nominative singular)
Mainz' (definite genitive singular)
Mainz (definite genitive singular)
Mainz (dative definite singular)
Mainz (accusative definite singular)
Meintz (alternative obsolete)
Mäintz (alternative obsolete)
Maintz (alternative obsolete)

From Middle High German Meinze, from earlier Megenze, from Old High German Meginza, Maginza, from Latin Mogontiacum, from a Celtic language.

Mainz (a city, the state capital of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany)


Kap Verde

Kap Verde n (proper noun, genitive Kap Verdes or (optionally with an article) Kap Verde)

Kap Verdes (genitive)
Kap Verde (genitive with-article)
Kap Verde (definite nominative singular)
Kap Verdes (definite genitive singular)
Kap Verde (definite genitive singular with-article)
Kap Verde (dative definite singular)
Kap Verde (accusative definite singular)

Karten, Portolane, Schiffsrouten, Pilotenberichte wurden ebenso wie Gold und Edelsteine als Kostbarkeiten in der Tesouraria, der Schatzkammer Lissabons, verschlossen, und besonders in diesem Falle war eine vorzeitige Verlautbarung untunlich, denn nach der päpstlichen Bulle Inter caetera gehörten noch alle Gebiete hundert Meilen westlich von Kap Verde rechtmäßig den Spaniern zu

Cape Verde (an archipelago and country in West Africa)


Tromsø

Tromsø n (proper noun, genitive Tromsøs or (optionally with an article) Tromsø)

Tromsøs (genitive)
Tromsø (genitive with-article)
Tromsø (definite nominative singular)
Tromsøs (definite genitive singular)
Tromsø (definite genitive singular with-article)
Tromsø (dative definite singular)
Tromsø (accusative definite singular)

Troms og Finnmark
Troms og Finnmark#English

Tromsø (a city and municipality of Troms og Finnmark, Norway)


Libyen

Libyen n (proper noun, genitive Libyens or (optionally with an article) Libyen)

Libyens (genitive)
Libyen (genitive with-article)
Lybien (alternative)
Libien (alternative nonstandard rare)
Lybyen (alternative obsolete)
Lübien (alternative obsolete rare)


Makedonien

Makedonien n (proper noun, strong, genitive Makedoniens)

Makedoniens (genitive)
Macedonien (alternative obsolete)
Mazedonien (alternative)

Macedonia (a geographic region in Southeast Europe in the Balkans, including North Macedonia and parts of Greece, Bulgaria, Albania and Serbia)

Macedonia (a geographic region and former administrative region of Greece)

Bulgarian Macedonia
Bulgarian Macedonia#English

Macedonia (a geographic region in southwestern Bulgaria; in full, Pirin Macedonia or Bulgarian Macedonia)


Preussen

Preussen n (proper noun, genitive Preussens or (optionally with an article) Preussen)

Preussens (genitive)
Preussen (genitive with-article)
Preussen (definite nominative singular)
Preussens (definite genitive singular)
Preussen (definite genitive singular with-article)
Preussen (dative definite singular)
Preussen (accusative definite singular)

Switzerland and Liechtenstein standard spelling of Preußen:

(historical) Prussia (a former duchy, kingdom and (after German unification in 1871) a province of Germany, existing from 1525 to 1947 in parts of modern Germany, Poland and Russia)


Mauretanien

Mauretanien n (proper noun, genitive Mauretaniens or (optionally with an article) Mauretanien)

Mauretaniens (genitive)
Mauretanien (genitive with-article)


Tatarstan

Tatarstan n (proper noun, genitive Tatarstans or (optionally with an article) Tatarstan)

Tatarstans (genitive)
Tatarstan (genitive with-article)

Transliteration of Russian Татарста́н (Tatarstán).

translit

Tatarstan (a republic and federal subject of south-central Russia)


Mikronesien

de-proper noun

Mikronesien n (proper noun, genitive Mikronesiens or (optionally with an article) Mikronesien)

Mikronesiens (genitive)
Mikronesien (genitive with-article)

Micronesia (a country consisting of about 2000 islands in the Micronesia region)


Gaza

Gaza n (proper noun, genitive Gazas or (optionally with an article) Gaza)

Gazas (genitive)
Gaza (genitive with-article)

From Latin Gaza. The now standard pronunciation with /z/ was influenced by English Gaza, perhaps also directly by Arabic غَزّة (ḡazza).


Kosovo

der/das Kosovo m or n (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Kosovo or des Kosovos)

Kosovo n (proper noun, genitive Kosovos or (optionally with an article) Kosovo)

der (canonical masculine neuter)
das Kosovo (canonical masculine neuter)
des Kosovo (definite genitive)
des Kosovos (definite genitive)
Kosovos (genitive)
Kosovo (genitive with-article)
Kosovo (definite nominative singular)
Kosovo (definite genitive singular)
Kosovos (definite genitive singular)
Kosovo (dative definite singular)
Kosovo (accusative definite singular)
Kosovo (definite nominative singular)
Kosovos (definite genitive singular)
Kosovo (definite genitive singular with-article)
Kosovo (dative definite singular)
Kosovo (accusative definite singular)

Balkan Peninsula
Balkan Peninsula#English

Kosovo (a partly-recognized country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe)


Nordirland

Nordirland n (proper noun, genitive Nordirlands or (optionally with an article) Nordirland)

Nordirlands (genitive)
Nordirland (genitive with-article)

Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland#English:_Q26

Northern Ireland (a constituent country and province of the United Kingdom, situated in the northeastern part of the island of Ireland)


Moskau

Moskau n (proper noun, genitive Moskaus or (optionally with an article) Moskau)

Moskaus (genitive)
Moskau (genitive with-article)

Ultimately from Old East Slavic Москов- (Moskov-), originally referring to the Moskva River, probably from Proto-Slavic *mosky of unknown origin.

Moscow (a federal city, the capital of Russia)


Jena

Jena n (proper noun, genitive Jenas or (optionally with an article) Jena)

Jenas (genitive)
Jena (genitive with-article)
Jena (definite nominative singular)
Jenas (definite genitive singular)
Jena (definite genitive singular with-article)
Jena (dative definite singular)
Jena (accusative definite singular)

Unclear; see w:de:Jena § Herkunft des Stadtnamens for various hypotheses.

Jena (an independent city in Thuringia, Germany)


Roth

Roth n (proper noun, genitive Roths or (optionally with an article) Roth)

Roths (genitive)
Roth (genitive with-article)

From Old High German Rote, from rōt (“red”).

Roth bei Nürnberg
Roth bei Nürnberg#English

a town in the Middle Franconia region, Bavaria; official name: Roth bei Nürnberg

a rural district of the Middle Franconia region, Bavaria

Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm
Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm#German

a municipality of Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm district, Rhineland-Palatinate; official name: Roth an der Our

a municipality of Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm district, Rhineland-Palatinate; official name: Roth bei Prüm

a municipality of Bad Kreuznach district, Rhineland-Palatinate

a municipality of Altenkirchen district, Rhineland-Palatinate

a municipality of Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis district, Rhineland-Palatinate

a municipality of Rhein-Lahn-Kreis district, Rhineland-Palatinate


Schottland

Schottland n (proper noun, genitive Schottlands or (optionally with an article) Schottland)

Schottlands (genitive)
Schottland (genitive with-article)

From Middle High German Schottelant, Schotelant, Schotenlant. By surface analysis, Schotte (“Scot”) + -n- + Land (“land”).

surface analysis

Scotland (a constituent country of the United Kingdom)


Maas

de-proper noun

die Maas f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Maas)

die Maas (canonical feminine)
der Maas (definite genitive)
Maas (definite nominative singular)
Maas (definite genitive singular)
Maas (dative definite singular)
Maas (accusative definite singular)

From Old High German Masa, from Proto-Germanic *Masō.

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Maas.

Meuse, Maas (a major river that flows about 901 km (560 mi) from France through Belgium and the Netherlands to the North Sea)


Tiber

der Tiber m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Tiber or des Tibers)

die Tiber (dated) f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Tiber)

der Tiber (canonical masculine)
des Tiber (definite genitive)
des Tibers (definite genitive)
die Tiber (canonical feminine)
der Tiber (definite genitive)
Tiber (definite nominative singular)
Tiber (definite nominative plural)
Tiber (definite genitive singular)
Tibers (definite genitive singular)
Tiber (definite genitive plural)
Tiber (dative definite singular)
Tibern (dative definite plural)
Tiber (accusative definite singular)
Tiber (accusative definite plural)
Tiber (definite nominative singular)
Tibern (definite nominative plural)
Tiber (definite genitive singular)
Tibern (definite genitive plural)
Tiber (dative definite singular)
Tibern (dative definite plural)
Tiber (accusative definite singular)
Tibern (accusative definite plural)

Tiber (a major river in Emilia-Romagna, Tuscany, Umbria and Lazio, in central Italy, flowing through Rome)


Kopenhagen

Kopenhagen n (proper noun, genitive Kopenhagens or (optionally with an article) Kopenhagen)

Kopenhagens (genitive)
Kopenhagen (genitive with-article)
Kopenhagen (definite nominative singular)
Kopenhagens (definite genitive singular)
Kopenhagen (definite genitive singular with-article)
Kopenhagen (dative definite singular)
Kopenhagen (accusative definite singular)
Copenhagen (alternative archaic obsolete)

From Middle Low German Kôpenhāgen, older Kôpenhāven, Kôpmanhāven, from Old Danish Køp(m)enhafn, Køpmannæhafn. The full form of the name translates to “merchants’ harbour” in both Low German and Danish. More contracted forms appear in both languages alongside, so there is no need to see the development as folk etymology (“buying harbour”, although it may have been interpreted thus by Low German speakers at a later stage).

Copenhagen (the capital city of Denmark)


Antwerpen

Antwerpen n (proper noun, genitive Antwerpens or (optionally with an article) Antwerpen)

Antwerpens (genitive)
Antwerpen (genitive with-article)
Antwerpen (definite nominative singular)
Antwerpens (definite genitive singular)
Antwerpen (definite genitive singular with-article)
Antwerpen (dative definite singular)
Antwerpen (accusative definite singular)

Antwerp (a province of Flanders, Belgium, the most populous)

Antwerp (a large city and municipality, the capital of the province of Antwerp, Belgium; the second-largest city in Belgium)


Montréal

Montréal n (proper noun, genitive Montréals or (optionally with an article) Montréal)

Montréals (genitive)
Montréal (genitive with-article)

Montreal (an island on which is situated the largest city in Quebec, Canada)


Schweden

Schweden n (proper noun, genitive Schwedens or (optionally with an article) Schweden)

Schwedens (genitive)
Schweden (genitive with-article)

Sweden (a country in Scandinavia in Northern Europe)


Norwegen

Norwegen n (proper noun, genitive Norwegens or (optionally with an article) Norwegen)

Norwegens (genitive)
Norwegen (genitive with-article)

[ˈnɔʁˌveː.ɡŋ̍]

Norway (a country in Scandinavia in Northern Europe; capital and largest city: Oslo)


Großbritannien

Großbritannien n (proper noun, genitive Großbritanniens or (optionally with an article) Großbritannien)

Großbritanniens (genitive)
Großbritannien (genitive with-article)
Großbritannien (nominative singular)
Großbritanniens (genitive singular)
Großbritannien (dative singular)
Großbritannien (accusative singular)
Grossbritannien (alternative Liechtenstein Switzerland)

Great Britain
Great Britain#English:_Q145

(loosely) Great Britain (the United Kingdom, a kingdom and country in Northern Europe including the island of Great Britain as well as Northern Ireland on the northeastern portion of the island of Ireland)


Griechenland

Griechenland n (proper noun, genitive Griechenlands or (optionally with an article) Griechenland)

Griechenlands (genitive)
Griechenland (genitive with-article)

[ˈɡʁiːçn̩ˌlantʰ]

Grieche (“Greek”) + Land; cognate to Middle High German Kriechenlant, Low German Grekenland, Dutch Griekenland.


Triest

Triest n (proper noun, genitive Triests or (optionally with an article) Triest)

Triests (genitive)
Triest (genitive with-article)

Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Friuli-Venezia Giulia#English

Trieste (the capital city of the Friuli-Venezia Giulia autonomous region, Italy)


Lombardei

die Lombardei f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Lombardei)

die Lombardei (canonical feminine)
der Lombardei (definite genitive)
Lombardei (nominative singular)
Lombardei (genitive singular)
Lombardei (dative singular)
Lombardei (accusative singular)

administrative region
administrative region

Lombardy (an administrative region in northern Italy, where its capital and the largest city Milan is founded in the Po Valley)


Sizilien

Sizilien n (proper noun, genitive Siziliens or (optionally with an article) Sizilien, plural (rare) Sizilien)

Siziliens (genitive)
Sizilien (genitive with-article)
Sizilien (plural rare)
Sizilien (definite nominative singular)
Sizilien (definite nominative plural rare)
Siziliens (definite genitive singular)
Sizilien (definite genitive singular with-article)
Sizilien (definite genitive plural rare)
Sizilien (dative definite singular)
Sizilien (dative definite plural rare)
Sizilien (accusative definite singular)
Sizilien (accusative definite plural rare)
Sicilien (alternative obsolete)

Sicily (the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, an autonomous region of Italy, close to Africa and separated from Tunisia and Libya by the Strait of Sicily)


Äquatorialguinea

Äquatorialguinea n (proper noun, genitive Äquatorialguineas or (optionally with an article) Äquatorialguinea)

Äquatorialguineas (genitive)
Äquatorialguinea (genitive with-article)

Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea#English:_Q983

Equatorial Guinea (a country in Central Africa)


Somaliland

Somaliländer (plural)
Somalland (alternative)

Somali Coast Protectorate
Somali Coast Protectorate

Somaliland (a geographic region and de facto independent unrecognized state in East Africa, internationally recognized as part of Somalia; formerly the Somali Coast Protectorate)


Mailand

Mailand n (proper noun, genitive Mailands or (optionally with an article) Mailand)

Mailands (genitive)
Mailand (genitive with-article)
Mayland (alternative obsolete)

From Middle High German Meilān and Old High German Meilān, from a Vulgar Latin *Meiolano, from Latin Mediolanum. The last syllable was later adapted to the word Land.

Milan (the capital city of Lombardy, Italy)

Milan (a metropolitan city of Lombardy, Italy)


Pyrenäen

die Pyrenäen pl (proper noun, plural only, usually definite)

die Pyrenäen (canonical plural)
Pyrenäen (definite nominative plural)
Pyrenäen (definite genitive plural)
Pyrenäen (dative definite plural)
Pyrenäen (accusative definite plural)

From Latin Pȳrēnaeus + -en after Latin Pȳrēnaeī montēs.

Pyrenees (a mountain range between France and Spain)


Tansania

Tansania n (proper noun, genitive Tansanias or (optionally with an article) Tansania)

Tansanias (genitive)
Tansania (genitive with-article)


Aarau

Aarau n (proper noun, genitive Aaraus or (optionally with an article) Aarau)

Aaraus (genitive)
Aarau (genitive with-article)

Aarau (a municipality and town, the capital of Aargau canton, in northern Switzerland)


Elfenbeinküste

die Elfenbeinküste f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Elfenbeinküste)

die Elfenbeinküste (canonical feminine)
der Elfenbeinküste (definite genitive)
Elfenbeinküste (definite nominative singular)
Elfenbeinküste (definite genitive singular)
Elfenbeinküste (dative definite singular)
Elfenbeinküste (accusative definite singular)

Calque of French Côte d'Ivoire: Elfenbein (“ivory”) + Küste (“coast”).

Ivory Coast, Côte d'Ivoire (a country in West Africa)


Elsass

das Elsass n (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Elsass or des Elsasses)

das Elsass (canonical neuter)
des Elsass (definite genitive)
des Elsasses (definite genitive)
Elsaß (alternative)

Formerly Elsāzzun ("those dwelling outside").
From Old High German Elisāzo, the first element from Proto-Germanic *aljaz (“other”).

Alsace (a cultural region, former administrative region and historical province of France; since 2016, part of the administrative region of Grand Est)


Elsaß

Elsaß n (proper noun, strong, genitive Elsaß)


Tahiti

Tahiti n (proper noun, genitive Tahitis or (optionally with an article) Tahiti)

Tahitis (genitive)
Tahiti (genitive with-article)

French Polynesia
French Polynesia#English

Tahiti (the largest island in French Polynesia)


Hamm

Hamm n (proper noun, genitive Hamms or (optionally with an article) Hamm)

Hamms (genitive)
Hamm (genitive with-article)

From Middle Low German ham, hamm (“land enclosed by a river”); cognate with Old English hamm (“enclosure”).

North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia#English

Hamm (an independent city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)


Prag

Prag n (proper noun, genitive Prags or (optionally with an article) Prag)

Prags (genitive)
Prag (genitive with-article)

Prague (the capital city of the Czech Republic)


Seychellen

Seychellen pl (proper noun, plural only)

Seychellen (definite nominative plural)
Seychellen (definite genitive plural)
Seychellen (dative definite plural)
Seychellen (accusative definite plural)

Seychelles (an archipelago and country in East Africa, in the Indian Ocean)


Den Haag

Den Haag n (proper noun, genitive Den Haags or (optionally with an article) Den Haag)

Den Haags (genitive)
Den Haag (genitive with-article)

From Middle Dutch die haghe (“the enclosure”).

der

The Hague (a city, the capital of South Holland, Netherlands; the administrative capital of the Netherlands)


Jütland

de-proper noun

Jütland n (proper noun, strong, genitive Jütlands)

Related to Danish Jylland, English Jutland.

Jutland (a cultural region and peninsula in northwestern Europe, consisting of the mainland part of Denmark and Schleswig-Holstein, which is part of Germany)


Ostsee

Ostsee (genitive)
Ostsee (nominative singular)
Ostsee (genitive singular)
Ostsee (dative singular)
Ostsee (accusative singular)

Baltic Sea (a sea in Northern Europe, an arm of the Atlantic enclosed by Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia and Sweden)


Bacharach

Bacharach n (proper noun, genitive Bacharachs or (optionally with an article) Bacharach)

Bacharachs (genitive)
Bacharach (genitive with-article)
Bacharach (definite nominative singular)
Bacharachs (definite genitive singular)
Bacharach (definite genitive singular with-article)
Bacharach (dative definite singular)
Bacharach (accusative definite singular)

Bacharach (a town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany)


Annam

Annam n (proper noun, genitive Annams or (optionally with an article) Annam)

Annams (genitive)
Annam (genitive with-article)


Wetter

Wetter n (proper noun, genitive Wetters or (optionally with an article) Wetter)

Wetters (genitive)
Wetter (genitive with-article)
Wetter (definite nominative singular)
Wetters (definite genitive singular)
Wetter (definite genitive singular with-article)
Wetter (dative definite singular)
Wetter (accusative definite singular)


Minsk

Minsk n (proper noun, strong, genitive (mostly avoided) Minsks or (with an article) Minsk)


Saigon

Saigon n (proper noun, genitive Saigons or (optionally with an article) Saigon)

Saigons (genitive)
Saigon (genitive with-article)

(historical or informal) Saigon (the former name of Ho Chi Minh City, the largest city in Vietnam; the former capital of South Vietnam)


Bandar Seri Begawan

Bandar Seri Begawan n (proper noun, genitive Bandar Seri Begawans or (optionally with an article) Bandar Seri Begawan)

Bandar Seri Begawans (genitive)
Bandar Seri Begawan (genitive with-article)

Borrowed from Malay Bandar Seri Begawan.

Bandar Seri Begawan
Bandar Seri Begawan#English

Bandar Seri Begawan (the capital city of Brunei)


Amman

Amman n (proper noun, genitive Ammans or (optionally with an article) Amman)

Ammans (genitive)
Amman (genitive with-article)


Port-au-Prince

Port-au-Prince n (proper noun, genitive Port-au-Prince' or (optionally with an article) Port-au-Prince)

Port-au-Prince' (genitive)
Port-au-Prince (genitive with-article)

/ˌpɔʁtoˈpʁɛ̃s/

Port-au-Prince (the capital city of Haiti)


Andorra la Vella

Andorra la Vella n (proper noun, genitive Andorra la Vellas or (optionally with an article) Andorra la Vella)

Andorra la Vellas (genitive)
Andorra la Vella (genitive with-article)

Andorra la Vella
Andorra la Vella#English

Andorra la Vella (the capital city of Andorra)


Luanda

Luanda n (proper noun, genitive Luandas or (optionally with an article) Luanda)

Luandas (genitive)
Luanda (genitive with-article)


Brasília

Brasília n (proper noun, genitive Brasílias or (optionally with an article) Brasília)

Brasílias (genitive)
Brasília (genitive with-article)

Distrito Federal
Distrito Federal#English

Brasília (a municipality, the capital city of Brazil; the capital of Distrito Federal, Brazil)


Mitte

Mitte n (proper noun, genitive Mittes or (optionally with an article) Mitte)

Mittes (genitive)
Mitte (genitive with-article)

Etymological Dictionary of the German Language

de:Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

From Middle High German mitte, from Old High German mitti, from Proto-Germanic *midjǭ (“centre”), *midją, from *midjaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *medʰyo-.
Cognate to Old Norse miðja and Old English midde, midd (English mid).

Gonzo befand sich in Scheiß-Schmökendorf, Walter besuchte eine Record-Release-Party in irgendeinem Club in Mitte.

2010, Tom Liehr, chapter 29, in Idiotentest, Aufbau Digital, →ISBN:


Feucht

Feucht n (proper noun, genitive Feuchts or (optionally with an article) Feucht)

Feuchts (genitive)
Feucht (genitive with-article)
Feucht (definite nominative singular)
Feuchts (definite genitive singular)
Feucht (definite genitive singular with-article)
Feucht (dative definite singular)
Feucht (accusative definite singular)

The name means "marshy place," from the adjective feucht (“damp, marshy, wet”). One of its former names was Ὑδρόπολις (Hudrópolis), of the same meaning. The Dutch name is Voichtig.

Feucht (a market town and municipality of Bavaria, Germany)


Bahrein

Bahrein n (proper noun, strong, genitive Bahreins)

alternative spelling of Bahrain: Bahrain (an archipelago, island, and country in Western Asia, in the Persian Gulf)


Göteborg

Göteborg n (proper noun, genitive Göteborgs or (optionally with an article) Göteborg)

Göteborgs (genitive)
Göteborg (genitive with-article)
Göteborg (definite nominative singular)
Göteborgs (definite genitive singular)
Göteborg (definite genitive singular with-article)
Göteborg (dative definite singular)
Göteborg (accusative definite singular)
Gotenburg (alternative archaic)
Gothenburg (alternative archaic)

/ˈɡøːtəˌbɔrk/


Ahorn

Ahorn n (proper noun, genitive Ahorns or (optionally with an article) Ahorn)

Ahorns (genitive)
Ahorn (genitive with-article)

From Middle High German ahorn, from Old High German ahorn. Perhaps cognate with Latin acer.

a municipality of Upper Austria, Austria

a municipality of Baden-Württemberg, Germany


Bernstein

Bernstein n (proper noun, genitive Bernsteins or (optionally with an article) Bernstein)

Bernsteins (genitive)
Bernstein (genitive with-article)
Bernstein (definite nominative singular)
Bernsteins (definite genitive singular)
Bernstein (definite genitive singular with-article)
Bernstein (dative definite singular)
Bernstein (accusative definite singular)

In some cases from etymology 1, in others probably from Bär (“bear”) + Stein or perhaps yet other words. Also compare Barenstein , Berenstein and Bärenstein.

[ˈbɛɐ̯nˌʃtaɪ̯n]


Grube

Grube n (proper noun, genitive Grubes or (optionally with an article) Grube)

Grubes (genitive)
Grube (genitive with-article)

a municipality of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany


Bethlehem

Bethlehem n (proper noun, genitive Bethlehems or (optionally with an article) Bethlehem)

Bethlehems (genitive)
Bethlehem (genitive with-article)
Betlehem (alternative)


Kalifornien

Kalifornien n (proper noun, genitive Kaliforniens or (optionally with an article) Kalifornien)

Kaliforniens (genitive)
Kalifornien (genitive with-article)

California (the most populous state of the United States)


Normandie

Normandie f (proper noun, genitive Normandie)

/nɔʁmɑ̃ˈdiː/

Normandy (an administrative region, historical province, and medieval kingdom in northwest France, on the English Channel)


Riß

die Riß f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Riß)

die Riß (canonical feminine)
der Riß (definite genitive)
Riß (definite nominative singular)
Riß (definite genitive singular)
Riß (dative definite singular)
Riß (accusative definite singular)

Along with the river Reuss, Greule (1982) interprets the name as an Old European hydronym/pre-Indo-European substrate.

Riss (a small right tributary of the Danube in Baden-Württemberg, in southwestern Germany)


Ganges

der Ganges m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Ganges)

der Ganges (canonical masculine)
des Ganges (definite genitive)

Ganges (a river in India and Bangladesh)


Harz

Harz m (proper noun, strong, genitive Harzes or Harz)

From Middle High German Hardt, Hart (“hill forest”), from Old High German hart (“forest, wood”, literally “hard”).

der

Harz (a mountain range in Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia)

a rural district of Saxony-Anhalt; seat: Halberstadt


Abtei

de-noun

Abtei f (genitive Abtei, plural Abteien)

Abtei (genitive)
Abteien (plural)
Abtei (nominative singular)
Abteien (definite nominative plural)
Abtei (genitive singular)
Abteien (definite genitive plural)
Abtei (dative singular)
Abteien (dative definite plural)
Abtei (accusative singular)
Abteien (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German aptīe, abbeteie, from Old High German abbateia (manuscript 12th c.), from Proto-West Germanic *abbadejā (“abbey”). Analysable as Abt + -ei. The early ei-spellings are unusual, but perhaps caused by the hiatus; regular ī-forms are found alongside in Middle High German.


Brocken

de-proper noun

Brocken m (proper noun, strong, genitive Brockens)

Probably from brocken, referring to the mountain's erosion. More at Brocken.

a mountain in the Harz mountain range, Germany


Esche

Esche n (proper noun, genitive Esches or (optionally with an article) Esche)

Esches (genitive)
Esche (genitive with-article)

From Middle High German esche f, asch m, from Old High German asca f, asc m, from Proto-West Germanic *ask.
The umlaut can be explained here from the plural of the masculine noun, though it may also be due to the secondary umlaut triggered by following -sch- which is found throughout western dialects of High German (compare Äsche, where this is probably the cause of the umlaut).


Forst

Forst n (proper noun, genitive Forsts or (optionally with an article) Forst)

Forsts (genitive)
Forst (genitive with-article)
Forst (definite nominative singular)
Forsts (definite genitive singular)
Forst (definite genitive singular with-article)
Forst (dative definite singular)
Forst (accusative definite singular)

From Middle High German forst~vorst, from Old High German forst, likely from Proto-West Germanic *furhiþi. Cognate with English forest.

a town and administrative seat of Spree-Neiße district, Brandenburg; official name: Forst (Lausitz)

a municipality of Karlsruhe district, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Forst an der Weinstraße
Forst an der Weinstraße#English

a municipality of Bad Dürkheim district, Rhineland-Palatinate; official name: Forst an der Weinstraße

a municipality of Altenkirchen district, Rhineland-Palatinate

a municipality of Cochem-Zell district, Rhineland-Palatinate; official name: Forst (Eifel)

Forst (Hunsrück)
Forst (Hunsrück)#English

a municipality of Cochem-Zell district, Rhineland-Palatinate; official name: Forst (Hunsrück)


Geisel

die Geisel f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Geisel)

die Geisel (canonical feminine)
der Geisel (definite genitive)


Hasel

Hasel n (proper noun, genitive Hasels or (optionally with an article) Hasel)

Hasels (genitive)
Hasel (genitive with-article)
Hasel (definite nominative singular)
Hasels (definite genitive singular)
Hasel (definite genitive singular with-article)
Hasel (dative definite singular)
Hasel (accusative definite singular)


Kiel

Kiel n (proper noun, genitive Kiels or (optionally with an article) Kiel)

Kiels (genitive)
Kiel (genitive with-article)

Named after Kiel Fjord of the Baltic Sea, from Old Norse kill (“gulf, bay”), ultimately related to Proto-Germanic *kīnaną (“to crack, split”).

der

Kiel (an independent city in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany)


Versailles

de-proper noun

Versailles n (proper noun, genitive Versailles' or (with an article) Versailles)

Versailles' (genitive)
Versailles (genitive)


Lage

Lage n (proper noun, genitive Lages or (optionally with an article) Lage)

Lages (genitive)
Lage (genitive with-article)

Referring to its lower and possibly slope position in comparison to nearby hills.

a city in Lippe district, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

County of Bentheim
County of Bentheim#English

a municipality of County of Bentheim district, Lower Saxony, Germany


Marseille

Marseille n (proper noun, genitive Marseilles or (optionally with an article) Marseille)

Marseilles (genitive)
Marseille (genitive with-article)

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur#English

Marseille (the capital city of Bouches-du-Rhône department, France; the capital city of the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur)


Leine

die Leine f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Leine)

die Leine (canonical feminine)
der Leine (definite genitive)

From Middle Low German Leyne, from Old Saxon Legina, Lagina.

a river in northern Germany, notably passing through Hannover


Lippe

die Lippe f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Lippe)

die Lippe (canonical feminine)
der Lippe (definite genitive)


Lippe

Lippe n (proper noun, genitive Lippes or (optionally with an article) Lippe)

Lippes (genitive)
Lippe (genitive with-article)

a rural district of North Rhine-Westphalia; seat: Detmold


Pracht

Pracht n (proper noun, genitive Prachts or (optionally with an article) Pracht)

Prachts (genitive)
Pracht (genitive with-article)
Pracht (definite nominative singular)
Prachts (definite genitive singular)
Pracht (definite genitive singular with-article)
Pracht (dative definite singular)
Pracht (accusative definite singular)

a municipality in northern Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany


Speicher

Speicher n (proper noun, genitive Speichers or (optionally with an article) Speicher)

Speichers (genitive)
Speicher (genitive with-article)

From Middle High German spīcher, from Old High German spīhhāri, from Proto-West Germanic *spīkārī, borrowed from Late Latin spīcārium.


Steg

Steg n (proper noun, genitive Stegs or (optionally with an article) Steg)

Stegs (genitive)
Steg (genitive with-article)

From Old High German steg. Germanic cognates include Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌲𐌰 (staiga, “way”), non-Germanic ones: Russian стезя́ (stezjá), Lithuanian stiga, Ancient Greek στίχος (stíkhos), Albanian shteg.


Tausch

Tausch n (proper noun, genitive Tauschs or (optionally with an article) Tausch)

Tauschs (genitive)
Tausch (genitive with-article)

former name of Nyírtass: a village in Hungary


Tüte

die Tüte (canonical feminine)
Tüte (genitive)
Tüte (nominative singular)
Tüte (genitive singular)
Tüte (dative singular)
Tüte (accusative singular)

Borrowed from Middle Low German tûte, tǖte (“horn, conical paper bag”). Cognate with English tote (“bag”), Dutch tuit (“spout”). Further origin unknown, though has been suggested to be part of a sound-symbolic family of words including Zitze (“teat”).

(colloquial) The exit area of the subway stop Hauptbahnhof in Bielefeld


Wiese

die Wiese f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Wiese)

die Wiese (canonical feminine)
der Wiese (definite genitive)

From Middle High German wise, from Old High German wisa, perhaps related with Proto-Germanic *wasô, from Proto-Indo-European *weys- (“to increase”).
See also Middle Dutch wese, Middle Low German wēse, and the diminutives Old Saxon wiska, Middle Low German wische; also Old English wise (“stalk, sprout”), Old Norse vísir (“sprout, bud”), Lithuanian veisti (“propagate”). Related to Wasen and Rasen.

der

a tributary of the Rhine in Baden-Württemberg, Germany and Switzerland


Salem

de-proper noun

Salem n (proper noun, genitive Salems or (optionally with an article) Salem)

Salems (genitive)
Salem (genitive with-article)

Salem (a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany)

Salem (a town in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany)


Leipzig

Leipzig n (proper noun, genitive Leipzigs or (optionally with an article) Leipzig)

Leipzigs (genitive)
Leipzig (genitive with-article)

English: Leipzig

Portuguese: Leipzig

From a Slavic name like Upper Sorbian and Lower Sorbian Lipsk (literally “place of linden trees”); compare Upper Sorbian and Lower Sorbian lipa, from Proto-Slavic *lìpa, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *léiˀpāˀ. Early spellings of the name in Latin include Libzi, Lipzk and the standard Lipsia.

cog

Wahrhaftig, du hast Recht! Mein Leipzig lob’ ich mir! / Es ist ein klein Paris, und bildet seine Leute.

1808, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, “Auerbachs Keller in Leipzig”, in Faust: Der Tragödie erster Teil [Faust, Part One]:

a hamlet in the Rural Municipality of Reford No. 379, Saskatchewan, Canada

Leyptsig (a village in the Varnensky District, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia)


Homberg

de-proper noun

Homberg n (proper noun, genitive Hombergs or (optionally with an article) Homberg)

Hombergs (genitive)
Homberg (genitive with-article)
Homberg (definite nominative singular)
Hombergs (definite genitive singular)
Homberg (definite genitive singular with-article)
Homberg (dative definite singular)
Homberg (accusative definite singular)

From Middle High German, equivalent to hohem Berg (dative, literally “high mountain”).

a town, the administrative seat of Schwalm-Eder-Kreis district, Hesse; official name: Homberg (Efze)

a town in Vogelsbergkreis district, Hesse; official name: Homberg (Ohm)

a municipality of Thun district, Bern canton, Switzerland

a municipality of Kusel district, Rhineland-Palatinate

a municipality of Westerwaldkreis district, Rhineland-Palatinate


Olympia

Olympia n (proper noun, genitive Olympias or (optionally with an article) Olympia)

Olympias (genitive)
Olympia (genitive with-article)


Kenia

Kenia n (proper noun, genitive Kenias or (optionally with an article) Kenia)

Kenias (genitive)
Kenia (genitive with-article)


Dortmund

Dortmund n (proper noun, genitive Dortmunds or (optionally with an article) Dortmund)

Dortmunds (genitive)
Dortmund (genitive with-article)

From Middle Low German Dortmunde, from Old Saxon Throtmenni. Further origin uncertain. The first component may be Proto-Germanic *þrutō (“throat”).

Dortmund (a major independent city in Ruhr Area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)


Kaliningrad

Kaliningrad n (proper noun, genitive Kaliningrads or (optionally with an article) Kaliningrad)

Kaliningrads (genitive)
Kaliningrad (genitive with-article)
Kaliningrad (definite nominative singular)
Kaliningrads (definite genitive singular)
Kaliningrad (definite genitive singular with-article)
Kaliningrad (dative definite singular)
Kaliningrad (accusative definite singular)

Borrowed from Russian Калинингра́д (Kaliningrád).

bor+

Калинингра́д

an oblast of Russia; an exclave on the Baltic Sea, between Poland and Lithuania

a city, the administrative center of Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia; formerly located in East Prussia and called Königsberg


Elbe

de-proper noun

die Elbe f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Elbe)

die Elbe (canonical feminine)
der Elbe (definite genitive)

From Middle High German Elbe, from Old High German Elba, from Proto-West Germanic *albī, from Proto-Germanic *albī (“river, Elbe”), attested in Latin as Albis. Compare Old Norse elfr, Swedish älv.

Elbe (a major river in central Europe that passes through the Czech Republic and Germany before flowing into the North Sea)


Großkirchen

Großkirchen n (proper noun, genitive Großkirchens or (optionally with an article) Großkirchen)

Großkirchens (genitive)
Großkirchen (genitive with-article)
Großkirchen (definite nominative singular)
Großkirchens (definite genitive singular)
Großkirchen (definite genitive singular with-article)
Großkirchen (dative definite singular)
Großkirchen (accusative definite singular)
Grosskirchen (alternative Switzerland)


Krim

(with definite article) Crimea (a geographic region and peninsula in Eastern Europe, jutting out into the Black Sea; de facto occupied and annexed in 2014 as a republic of Russia, but internationally recognized as an autonomous republic of Ukraine :)


Siam

Siam n (proper noun, strong, genitive Siams or Siam)

(historical) Siam (former name of Thailand: a country in Southeast Asia)


Houston

Houston n (proper noun, genitive Houstons or (optionally with an article) Houston)

Houstons (genitive)
Houston (genitive with-article)

Houston (a city in Texas, United States)


Athen

Athen n (proper noun, genitive Athens or (optionally with an article) Athen)

Athens (genitive)
Athen (genitive with-article)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀθῆναι pl (Athênai).


Malmö

de-proper noun

Malmö n (proper noun, genitive Malmös or (optionally with an article) Malmö)

Malmös (genitive)
Malmö (genitive with-article)

Borrowed from Swedish Malmö, from Middle Danish Malmoghe or Malmhauge (literally “Ore Hill”), a compound equivalent to present-day malm (“ore”) + høj (“hill”); both elements are of Old Norse, earlier Proto-Germanic, and ultimately Proto-Indo-European origin.


Bonn

Bonn n (proper noun, genitive Bonns or (optionally with an article) Bonn)

Bonns (genitive)
Bonn (genitive with-article)

From Middle High German Bonne, Bunne, from Old High German Bunna, from Proto-West Germanic *Bunnā, from Latin Bonna, short for Castra Bonnensia. The Germanic form shows its very old age in the replacement of -o- with -u-, which then also failed to undergo a-mutation because of the following nasal geminate. The modern German -o- is per se a regular development (cf. Sonne, Wonne), but was likely reinforced by readaptation to the Latin.
One theory relates it to the tribe Eburones. Folk etymology has proposed origin from dedication to Saint Boniface, but this is a crass anachronism. During the Middle Ages, Bonn was often called Verona in Latin texts.

Bonn (an independent city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, on the Rhine River; the former capital of West Germany and (until 1999) seat of government of unified Germany)


Düsseldorf

Düsseldorf n (proper noun, genitive Düsseldorfs or (optionally with an article) Düsseldorf)

Düsseldorfs (genitive)
Düsseldorf (genitive with-article)

1135, from Rhenish dialect Dusseldorp, from the river Düssel (from Proto-Germanic *þusila-, from Proto-Germanic *þausōną (“to surge, roar, flow”)) + Dorf (“village”). The first element is related to *þusjaną, the root of tosen (“to roar, rage”), Icelandic þysja (“to rush”), Old English þys (“tempest, storm”), Old Norse þyssa (“uproar, tumult”).

der

Düsseldorf (an independent city, the capital city of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)

an administrative region of North Rhine-Westphalia


Lübeck

de-proper noun

Lübeck n (proper noun, genitive Lübecks or (optionally with an article) Lübeck)

Lübecks (genitive)
Lübeck (genitive with-article)
Lübeck (definite nominative singular)
Lübecks (definite genitive singular)
Lübeck (definite genitive singular with-article)
Lübeck (dative definite singular)
Lübeck (accusative definite singular)

From Middle Low German Lǖbēke, from Polabian Liubice (literally “lovely”) (compare Slovak Ľubica (personal name)), from Proto-Slavic *ľubь (“love”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ- (“to love”). The latter part of the name was altered after the common Low German placename suffix + -beck, from Middle Low German bēke (“brook”), from Proto-Germanic *bakiz, whence also German Bach.

Lübeck (an independent city in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany)


Rostock

Rostock n (proper noun, genitive Rostocks or (optionally with an article) Rostock)

Rostocks (genitive)
Rostock (genitive with-article)

From Middle Low German Rozstoc, from West Slavic (probably Polabian), from Proto-Slavic *orz-tokъ (“river fork”) (compare Czech roztok).

Rostock (an independent city in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany)

a rural district of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany; seat: Güstrow


Ulm

Ulm n (proper noun, strong, genitive Ulms)

Ulm (an independent city in Baden-Württemberg, on the River Danube, also serving as administrative seat of Alb-Donau-Kreis district, which does not however include the city)

Ulm (a town in Prairie County, Arkansas, United States)


Lausanne

Lausanne n (proper noun, genitive Lausannes or (optionally with an article) Lausanne)

Lausannes (genitive)
Lausanne (genitive with-article)

Lausanne (a municipality and city, the capital of Vaud canton, in western Switzerland, in which French is the main language)


Magdeburg

Magdeburg n (proper noun, genitive Magdeburgs or (optionally with an article) Magdeburg)

Magdeburgs (genitive)
Magdeburg (genitive with-article)
Magdeburg (nominative singular)
Magdeburgs (genitive singular)
Magdeburg (genitive singular)
Magdeburg (dative singular)
Magdeburg (accusative singular)

From Middle Low German Māgedeborch, Mēgedeborch. Since the Middle Ages interpreted as “maiden-borough”, sometimes specifically related to the Virgin Mary. However, the first component may originally have been the plant name “mayweed”, compare Middle Low German mēgede(blōme) and Old English mæġþe.

Magdeburg (the capital city of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany)


Grenoble

Grenoble n (proper noun, genitive Grenobles or (optionally with an article) Grenoble)

Grenobles (genitive)
Grenoble (genitive with-article)

Grenoble (a city, the prefecture of the department of Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France)


Sevilla

Sevilla n (proper noun, genitive Sevillas or (optionally with an article) Sevilla)

Sevillas (genitive)
Sevilla (genitive with-article)

Borrowed from Spanish Sevilla, from Arabic إِشْبِيلِيَة (ʔišbīliya), from Latin Hispalis, ultimately from Phoenician 𐤔𐤐𐤋𐤄 (šplh /sefela/, “plain, valley”).

der

إِشْبِيلِيَة

Arabic إِشْبِيلِيَة (ʔišbīliya)

Seville (the capital city of Andalusia, Spain)


Erfurt

de-proper noun

Erfurt n (proper noun, genitive Erfurts or (optionally with an article) Erfurt)

Erfurts (genitive)
Erfurt (genitive with-article)
Erfurt (definite nominative singular)
Erfurts (definite genitive singular)
Erfurt (definite genitive singular with-article)
Erfurt (dative definite singular)
Erfurt (accusative definite singular)

Erfurt (the capital and largest city of Thuringia, Germany)


Wiesbaden

Wiesbaden n (proper noun, genitive Wiesbadens or (optionally with an article) Wiesbaden)

Wiesbadens (genitive)
Wiesbaden (genitive with-article)

Wiesbaden (the capital city of the state of Hesse, Germany)


Québec

Québec n (proper noun, genitive Québecs or (optionally with an article) Québec)

Québecs (genitive)
Québec (genitive with-article)
Quebec (alternative)
Quebeck (alternative archaic)

Quebec, Quebec City (the capital city of the province of Quebec, Canada)


Minneapolis

de-prop

Minneapolis n (proper noun, genitive Minneapolis' or (with an article) Minneapolis)

Minneapolis' (genitive)
Minneapolis (genitive)

Minneapolis (a city in Minnesota, United States)


Bamako

de-proper noun

Bamako n (proper noun, genitive Bamakos or (optionally with an article) Bamako)

Bamakos (genitive)
Bamako (genitive with-article)


Jericho

Jericho n (proper noun, genitive Jerichos or (optionally with an article) Jericho)

Jerichos (genitive)
Jericho (genitive with-article)

Jericho (a city in the West Bank, Palestine)


Dagestan

Dagestan n (proper noun, genitive Dagestans or (optionally with an article) Dagestan)

Dagestans (genitive)
Dagestan (genitive with-article)

Dagestan (a republic and federal subject of Russia, located in the Caucasus region)


Algarve

die/der Algarve f or m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive der/des Algarve)

die (canonical feminine masculine)
der Algarve (canonical feminine masculine)
der (definite genitive)
des Algarve (definite genitive)
Algarve (definite nominative singular)
Algarve (definite genitive singular)
Algarve (dative definite singular)
Algarve (accusative definite singular)

Algarve (a traditional region and former kingdom in Portugal)


Metz

Metz n (proper noun, genitive Metz' or (with an article) Metz)

Metz' (genitive)
Metz (genitive)
Metz (definite nominative singular)
Metz' (definite genitive singular)
Metz (definite genitive singular)
Metz (dative definite singular)
Metz (accusative definite singular)

Metz (the capital city of Moselle department, France)


Loire

die Loire f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Loire)

die Loire (canonical feminine)
der Loire (definite genitive)
Liger (alternative obsolete)

Loire (the longest river in France, passing (from southeast to northwest) through the departments of Ardèche, Haute-Loire, Loire, Saône-et-Loire, Allier, Nièvre, Cher, Loiret, Loir-et-Cher, Indre-et-Loire, Maine-et-Loire and Loire-Atlantique)


Steiermark

die Steiermark f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Steiermark)

die Steiermark (canonical feminine)
der Steiermark (definite genitive)

→ Kashubian: Sztejermark


Alpen

Alpen n (proper noun, genitive Alpens or (optionally with an article) Alpen)

Alpens (genitive)
Alpen (genitive with-article)
Alpen (definite nominative singular)
Alpens (definite genitive singular)
Alpen (definite genitive singular with-article)
Alpen (dative definite singular)
Alpen (accusative definite singular)

From Middle High German alben, from Old High German alpen, from the root of Alb (“mountainous area”).

a municipality of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany


Steinbruch

Steinbruch n (proper noun, genitive Steinbruchs or (optionally with an article) Steinbruch)

Steinbruchs (genitive)
Steinbruch (genitive with-article)
Steinbruch (definite nominative singular)
Steinbruchs (definite genitive singular)
Steinbruch (definite genitive singular with-article)
Steinbruch (dative definite singular)
Steinbruch (accusative definite singular)


Interlaken

Interlaken n (proper noun, genitive Interlakens or (optionally with an article) Interlaken)

Interlakens (genitive)
Interlaken (genitive with-article)
Interlaken (definite nominative singular)
Interlakens (definite genitive singular)
Interlaken (definite genitive singular with-article)
Interlaken (dative definite singular)
Interlaken (accusative definite singular)

Coined in 1891 from Latin inter + lacus, from its geographical position between two lakes.


Uppsala

Uppsala n (proper noun, strong, genitive Uppsalas)

Uppsalas (genitive)
Uppsala (definite nominative singular)
Uppsalas (definite genitive singular)
Uppsala (definite genitive singular with-article)
Uppsala (dative definite singular)
Uppsala (accusative definite singular)

Borrowed from Swedish Uppsala, from Old Norse Uppsalir (literally “upper halls, upper dwellings”), from upp (“up”) + salir (“halls, rooms”, plural of salr).

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plural of <i class="Latn mention" lang="non">salr</i>

Uppsala (a city in eastern central Sweden)


Provence

de-proper noun

Provence f (proper noun, genitive Provence)

Provence (genitive)
Provence (nominative singular)
Provence (genitive singular)
Provence (dative singular)
Provence (accusative singular)

Provence (a maritime geographic region and former province of southeastern France bordering Italy; since 2016 included in the administrative region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur)


Korsika

Korsika n (proper noun, genitive Korsikas or (optionally with an article) Korsika)

Korsikas (genitive)
Korsika (genitive with-article)

Corsica (an island, department, and administrative region of France, in the Mediterranean to the north of Sardinia)


Jamaika

Jamaika n (proper noun, genitive Jamaikas or (optionally with an article) Jamaika)

Jamaikas (genitive)
Jamaika (genitive with-article)

Jamaica (an island and country in the Caribbean)


Botsuana

Botsuana n (proper noun, genitive Botsuanas or (optionally with an article) Botsuana)

Botsuanas (genitive)
Botsuana (genitive with-article)


Graz

Graz n (proper noun, strong, genitive Graz' or Grazens or (with an article) Graz)

Graz' (genitive)
Grazens (genitive)
Graz (genitive)
Graz (definite nominative singular)
Graz' (definite genitive singular)
Graz (definite genitive singular)
Graz (dative definite singular)
Graz (accusative definite singular)
Gratz (alternative obsolete)

From Middle High German Graz, from Proto-Slavic *gordьcь (“small castle”), a derivation from *gordъ (“fortification”). Compare Königgrätz (Czech Hradec Králové).

Graz (a city, the state capital of Styria, Austria)


Innsbruck

Innsbruck n (proper noun, genitive Innsbrucks or (optionally with an article) Innsbruck)

Innsbrucks (genitive)
Innsbruck (genitive with-article)
Innsbruck (definite nominative singular)
Innsbrucks (definite genitive singular)
Innsbruck (definite genitive singular with-article)
Innsbruck (dative definite singular)
Innsbruck (accusative definite singular)


Genua

Genua n (proper noun, genitive Genuas or (optionally with an article) Genua)

Genuas (genitive)
Genua (genitive with-article)

Ultimately from Latin Genua, perhaps directly.

Genoa (the capital city of Liguria, Italy)

Genoa (a metropolitan city of Liguria, Italy)


Bornholm

Bornholm n (proper noun, genitive Bornholms or (optionally with an article) Bornholm)

Bornholms (genitive)
Bornholm (genitive with-article)
Bornholm (nominative singular)
Bornholms (genitive singular)
Bornholm (dative singular)
Bornholm (accusative singular)

Bornholm (an island and municipality of Denmark, in the Baltic Sea)


Leeuwarden

Leeuwarden n (proper noun, genitive Leeuwardens or (optionally with an article) Leeuwarden)

Leeuwardens (genitive)
Leeuwarden (genitive with-article)

Leeuwarden (a city, municipality, and capital of Friesland, Netherlands)


Brüssel

Brüssel n (proper noun, genitive Brüssels or (optionally with an article) Brüssel)

Brüssels (genitive)
Brüssel (genitive with-article)
Brüssel (definite nominative singular)
Brüssels (definite genitive singular)
Brüssel (definite genitive singular with-article)
Brüssel (dative definite singular)
Brüssel (accusative definite singular)

From older Brüßel, Brüessel, Brüchsel, from Middle Dutch, likely influenced also by modern Dutch Brussel. Doublet of Bruchsal (town near Karlsruhe).


Lissabon

Lissabon n (proper noun, genitive Lissabons or (optionally with an article) Lissabon)

Lissabons (genitive)
Lissabon (genitive with-article)

Ultimately from Arabic لِشْبُونَة (lišbūna), from Latin Olisipo, further etymology uncertain.


Vatikan

der Vatikan m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Vatikans)

der Vatikan (canonical masculine)
des Vatikans (definite genitive)

Vatican City (a city-state in Southern Europe, an enclave within the city of Rome, Italy)


Bukarest

Bukarest n (proper noun, genitive Bukarests or (optionally with an article) Bukarest)

Bukarests (genitive)
Bukarest (genitive with-article)


Belgrad

Belgrad n (proper noun, genitive Belgrads or (optionally with an article) Belgrad)

Belgrads (genitive)
Belgrad (genitive with-article)
Belgrad (definite nominative singular)
Belgrads (definite genitive singular)
Belgrad (definite genitive singular with-article)
Belgrad (dative definite singular)
Belgrad (accusative definite singular)

/ˈbɛlˌɡʁaːt/


Tartu

Tartu n (proper noun, genitive Tartus or (optionally with an article) Tartu)

Tartus (genitive)
Tartu (genitive with-article)

Tartu (the second-largest city in Estonia)


Mallorca

Mallorca n (proper noun, genitive Mallorcas or (optionally with an article) Mallorca)

Mallorcas (genitive)
Mallorca (genitive with-article)
Mallorka (alternative rare)

Balearic Islands
Balearic Islands#English

Mallorca, Majorca (an island in the Mediterranean; largest of the Balearic Islands)


Ibiza

Ibiza n (proper noun, genitive Ibizas or (optionally with an article) Ibiza)

Ibizas (genitive)
Ibiza (genitive with-article)

Mediterranean Sea
Mediterranean Sea#English

Ibiza (island in the Balearic Islands of Spain, in the Mediterranean Sea)


Haag

Haag n (proper noun, genitive Haags or (optionally with an article) Haag)

Haags (genitive)
Haag (genitive with-article)

a municipality of Lower Austria, Austria


Weimar

Weimar n (proper noun, genitive Weimars or (optionally with an article) Weimar)

Weimars (genitive)
Weimar (genitive with-article)
Weimar (definite nominative singular)
Weimars (definite genitive singular)
Weimar (definite genitive singular with-article)
Weimar (dative definite singular)
Weimar (accusative definite singular)

From Old High German wīh (“holy”) + meri (“sea, lake”).

Weimar (an independent city in Thuringia, Germany)


Nizza

Nizza n (proper noun, genitive Nizzas or (optionally with an article) Nizza)

Nizzas (genitive)
Nizza (genitive with-article)
Nizza (definite nominative singular)
Nizzas (definite genitive singular)
Nizza (definite genitive singular with-article)
Nizza (dative definite singular)
Nizza (accusative definite singular)

Borrowed from Italian, from Latin Nīcaea, from Ancient Greek Νῑ́καια (Nī́kaia), from νῑ́κη (nī́kē, “victory”).

Nice (a coastal city, the capital of Alpes-Maritimes department, in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeast France)


Weiler

Weiler n (proper noun, genitive Weilers or (optionally with an article) Weiler)

Weilers (genitive)
Weiler (genitive with-article)

From Middle High German wīler, from Old High German wīlāri, from Latin vīllāre, derived from vīlla (“estate”).


Neuseeland

Neuseeland n (proper noun, genitive Neuseelands or (optionally with an article) Neuseeland)

Neuseelands (genitive)
Neuseeland (genitive with-article)

New Zealand (a country and archipelago of Oceania, to the east of Australia)


Westfalen

Westfalen n (proper noun, genitive Westfalens or (optionally with an article) Westfalen)

Westfalens (genitive)
Westfalen (genitive with-article)
Westphalen (alternative)

The first component of the name is from Proto-Germanic *westrą (“west”); the second component is less clear but maybe comes from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- (“flat, field”), the same root as Feld.
The name Westfalai m pl was first mentioned in the Franconian Imperial Annals of 775 as the name of a subtribe of the Saxons (Saxones m pl). (Two other Saxon subtribes mentioned in the same source were Angrarii m pl and Austreleudi Saxones.)
In the 10th century, there was also the placename pagus Westfalon m (“district/region Westfalon”).

der

Westphalia (a region in northwestern Germany)


Reims

de-proper noun

Reims n (proper noun, genitive Reims' or (with an article) Reims)


Riad

Riad n (proper noun, genitive Riads or (optionally with an article) Riad)

Riads (genitive)
Riad (genitive with-article)

Riyadh (the capital city of Saudi Arabia)


Maui

Maui n (proper noun, genitive Mauis or (optionally with an article) Maui)

Mauis (genitive)
Maui (genitive with-article)

Maui; The second-largest island of Hawaii


Klaus

Klaus n (proper noun, genitive Klaus' or (with an article) Klaus)


Vitis

Vitis n (proper noun, genitive Vitis' or (with an article) Vitis)

First mentioned 1150 as Vitisse. Probably of Slavic origin, related to the personal name BytišƄ.


Havanna

Havanna n (proper noun, genitive Havannas or (optionally with an article) Havanna)

Havannas (genitive)
Havanna (genitive with-article)

Borrowed from Spanish La Habana, from Taíno Habaguanex, the native American chief (Cacique) who controlled the area.


Warschau

Warschau n (proper noun, genitive Warschaus or (optionally with an article) Warschau)

Warschaus (genitive)
Warschau (genitive with-article)

→ Dutch: Warschau
→ Afrikaans: Warschau

→ Icelandic: Varsjá

→ Luxembourgish: Warschau

From Middle High German Warschow(e), from Old Polish Warszewa.


Krakau

Krakau n (proper noun, genitive Krakaus or (optionally with an article) Krakau)

Krakaus (genitive)
Krakau (genitive with-article)

→ Dutch: Krakau

→ Icelandic: Kraká

Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Lesser Poland Voivodeship#English

Krakow (a city on the Vistula River, the capital of the Lesser Poland Voivodeship in southern Poland and the former capital (until 1596) of Poland as a whole)


München

München n (proper noun, genitive Münchens or (optionally with an article) München)

Münchens (genitive)
München (genitive with-article)

From Middle High German Münichen (spelled Munichen initially), from münichen, dative plural of Middle High German münich (“monk”) (also spelled munich), from munichum, munichun, dative plural of Old High German munih (“monk”) (see Mönch).

Munich (the capital and largest city of Bavaria, Germany)

a rural district of the Upper Bavaria region, Bavaria, partially surrounding but not including the city of Munich, which nevertheless serves as its administrative seat