Frankfurt

de-proper noun

Frankfurt n (proper noun, genitive Frankfurts or (optionally with an article) Frankfurt, plural Frankfurt or Frankfurte or Frankfurts)

Frankfurts (genitive)
Frankfurt (genitive with-article)
Frankfurt (plural)
Frankfurte (plural)
Frankfurts (plural)

Literally, “ford of the Franks”, from Franke and Furt (“ford”).

Frankfurt an der Oder
Frankfurt an der Oder#English

Frankfurt, Frankfurt an der Oder (a town in Brandenburg, in eastern Germany)


Limburg

Limburg n (proper noun, genitive Limburgs or (optionally with an article) Limburg)

Limburgs (genitive)
Limburg (genitive with-article)
Limburg (definite nominative singular)
Limburgs (definite genitive singular)
Limburg (definite genitive singular with-article)
Limburg (dative definite singular)
Limburg (accusative definite singular)

The town in Hesse goes back to Old High German Lintpurc, Lintburk. The first element may be from Proto-Celtic *lindom (“lake”); the second is Burg (“fortification, castle”).

Limburg an der Lahn
Limburg an der Lahn#English

a town, the administrative seat of Limburg-Weilburg district, Hesse; official name: Limburg an der Lahn


Hornburg

Hornburg n (proper noun, genitive Hornburgs or (optionally with an article) Hornburg)

Hornburgs (genitive)
Hornburg (genitive with-article)
Hornburg (definite nominative singular)
Hornburgs (definite genitive singular)
Hornburg (definite genitive singular with-article)
Hornburg (dative definite singular)
Hornburg (accusative definite singular)

Hornburg (a town in Wolfenbüttel district, Lower Saxony, Germany)


Owen

Owen n (proper noun, genitive Owens or (optionally with an article) Owen)

Owens (genitive)
Owen (genitive with-article)

From Middle High German ouwe (“terrain, landscape by water, in water, island”). Doublet of Aue (“floodplain”); see there for more.

inh

Owen (a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany)


Bergen

de-proper noun

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


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


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


Regen

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

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

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

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


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)


Hof

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


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


Kuchen

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

Kuchens (genitive)
Kuchen (genitive with-article)


Halle

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

North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia#English

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


Mauer

de-proper noun

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


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


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


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)


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)


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)


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)


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.


Salem

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)


Homberg

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)


Remscheid

Remscheid n (proper noun, genitive Remscheids or (optionally with an article) Remscheid)

Remscheids (genitive)
Remscheid (genitive with-article)
Remscheid (definite nominative singular)
Remscheids (definite genitive singular)
Remscheid (definite genitive singular with-article)
Remscheid (dative definite singular)
Remscheid (accusative definite singular)

From Middle High German Remscheit. The second element of the compound is Scheide in the sense of Wasserscheide (“watershed”).

Remscheid (an independent town in North Rhine-Westphalia, in western Germany)


Homburg

Homburg n (proper noun, genitive Homburgs or (optionally with an article) Homburg)

Homburgs (genitive)
Homburg (genitive with-article)
Homburg (definite nominative singular)
Homburgs (definite genitive singular)
Homburg (definite genitive singular with-article)
Homburg (dative definite singular)
Homburg (accusative definite singular)

From Middle High German hœhe (“elevation”) + burc (“fortification, castle”). Equivalent to Höhenburg (“hill castle”).

a town, the administrative seat of Saarpfalz-Kreis district, Saarland


Kaiserslautern

Kaiserslautern n (proper noun, genitive Kaiserslauterns or (optionally with an article) Kaiserslautern)

Kaiserslauterns (genitive)
Kaiserslautern (genitive with-article)
Kaiserslautern (definite nominative singular)
Kaiserslauterns (definite genitive singular)
Kaiserslautern (definite genitive singular with-article)
Kaiserslautern (dative definite singular)
Kaiserslautern (accusative definite singular)

From Kaiser (“emperor (in reference to Frederick Barbarossa)”) + -s- + Lauter (the river on which the city was built) + -n (old dative ending).

af

Kaiserslautern (an independent town in Rhineland-Palatinate)


Aschaffenburg

de-proper noun

Aschaffenburg n (proper noun, genitive Aschaffenburgs or (optionally with an article) Aschaffenburg)

Aschaffenburgs (genitive)
Aschaffenburg (genitive with-article)
Aschaffenburg (definite nominative singular)
Aschaffenburgs (definite genitive singular)
Aschaffenburg (definite genitive singular with-article)
Aschaffenburg (dative definite singular)
Aschaffenburg (accusative definite singular)

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From Old High German Ascaffaburc (literally “castle on the Aschaff River”)

der

Aschaffenburg (a large independent town in the Lower Franconia region, Bavaria, Germany)


Glückstadt

de-proper noun

Glückstadt n (proper noun, genitive Glückstadts or (optionally with an article) Glückstadt)

Glückstadts (genitive)
Glückstadt (genitive with-article)

Glückstadt (a town in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany)


Jever

Jever n (proper noun, genitive Jevers or (optionally with an article) Jever)

Jevers (genitive)
Jever (genitive with-article)

From Middle Low German Geveren, Gaveren.

Jever (a town, the administrative seat of Friesland district, Lower Saxony, Germany)


Ahaus

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

Ahaus (a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)


Ahlen

Ahlen n (proper noun, genitive Ahlens or (optionally with an article) Ahlen)

Ahlens (genitive)
Ahlen (genitive with-article)

Ahlen (a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)


Greifswald

Greifswald n (proper noun, genitive Greifswalds or (optionally with an article) Greifswald)

Greifswalds (genitive)
Greifswald (genitive with-article)

From Greif (“gryphon”) + -s- + Wald (“forest”), a calque of Low German Griepswold or its Middle Low German ancestor.

af

Greifswald (a town, the administrative seat of Vorpommern-Greifswald district, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern)


Waldbröl

de-proper noun

Waldbröl n (proper noun, genitive Waldbröls or (optionally with an article) Waldbröl)

Waldbröls (genitive)
Waldbröl (genitive with-article)

a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany


Mauern

Mauern n (proper noun, genitive Mauerns or (optionally with an article) Mauern)

Mauerns (genitive)
Mauern (genitive with-article)
Mauern (definite nominative singular)
Mauerns (definite genitive singular)
Mauern (definite genitive singular with-article)
Mauern (dative definite singular)
Mauern (accusative definite singular)

a town in Freising district, Bavaria, Germany


Datteln

Datteln n (proper noun, genitive Dattelns or (optionally with an article) Datteln)

Dattelns (genitive)
Datteln (genitive with-article)
Datteln (definite nominative singular)
Dattelns (definite genitive singular)
Datteln (definite genitive singular with-article)
Datteln (dative definite singular)
Datteln (accusative definite singular)

a town in Ruhrgebiet, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany


Füssen

Füssen n (proper noun, genitive Füssens or (optionally with an article) Füssen)

Füssens (genitive)
Füssen (genitive with-article)


Rosenheim

Rosenheim n (proper noun, genitive Rosenheims or (optionally with an article) Rosenheim)

Rosenheims (genitive)
Rosenheim (genitive with-article)
Rosenheim (definite nominative singular)
Rosenheims (definite genitive singular)
Rosenheim (definite genitive singular with-article)
Rosenheim (dative definite singular)
Rosenheim (accusative definite singular)

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By surface analysis, Rose (“rose”) + -n- + Heim (“home”), although some researchers suspect this is a folk etymology and that the Rosen- element has some other etymology.

surf

Rosenheim (an independent town in the Upper Bavaria region, Bavaria)


Landstuhl

de-proper noun

Landstuhl n (proper noun, genitive Landstuhls or (optionally with an article) Landstuhl)

Landstuhls (genitive)
Landstuhl (genitive with-article)

Landstuhl (a town and municipality of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany)


Amberg

Amberg n (proper noun, genitive Ambergs or (optionally with an article) Amberg)

Ambergs (genitive)
Amberg (genitive with-article)
Amberg (definite nominative singular)
Ambergs (definite genitive singular)
Amberg (definite genitive singular with-article)
Amberg (dative definite singular)
Amberg (accusative definite singular)

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Upper Palatinate
Upper Palatinate#English

Amberg (an independent town and administrative seat of Amberg-Sulzbach district, Upper Palatinate region, Bavaria, Germany)


Ansbach

Ansbach n (proper noun, genitive Ansbachs or (optionally with an article) Ansbach)

Ansbachs (genitive)
Ansbach (genitive with-article)

From Middle High German Onelsbach, from Old High German Onoltespah (literally “Onold’s creek”)

der

Ansbach (an independent town, the administrative seat of the Middle Franconia region, Bavaria, Germany)


Bamberg

de-proper noun

Bamberg n (proper noun, genitive Bambergs or (optionally with an article) Bamberg)

Bambergs (genitive)
Bamberg (genitive with-article)

Bamberg (an independent town in the Upper Franconia region, Bavaria, Germany)


Bayreuth

Bayreuth n (proper noun, genitive Bayreuths or (optionally with an article) Bayreuth)

Bayreuths (genitive)
Bayreuth (genitive with-article)
Bayreuth (definite nominative singular)
Bayreuths (definite genitive singular)
Bayreuth (definite genitive singular with-article)
Bayreuth (dative definite singular)
Bayreuth (accusative definite singular)

/baɪ̯ˈʁɔʏ̯t/

/ˈbaɪ̯ʁɔʏ̯t/

From Middle High German Beierrūte. The second component is related to roden (“clear, make arable”); compare toponyms in -rode, -roth, -rade, -rath. The first component is somewhat puzzling. The only connection that suggests itself is with Bayern (“Bavaria”), but Bayreuth is far north of the historically Bavarian territories (which exclude great parts of the modern state, while including most of Austria).

Bayreuth (an independent town in the Upper Franconia region, Bavaria, Germany)


Coburg

Coburg n (proper noun, genitive Coburgs or (optionally with an article) Coburg)

Coburgs (genitive)
Coburg (genitive with-article)

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The second element is Burg, but the first is unclear; possibly Kuh (“cow”), giving a literal meaning of "cow borough."

Coburg (an independent town in the Upper Franconia region, Bavaria, Germany)


Kaufbeuren

Kaufbeuren n (proper noun, genitive Kaufbeurens or (optionally with an article) Kaufbeuren)

Kaufbeurens (genitive)
Kaufbeuren (genitive with-article)
Kaufbeuren (definite nominative singular)
Kaufbeurens (definite genitive singular)
Kaufbeuren (definite genitive singular with-article)
Kaufbeuren (dative definite singular)
Kaufbeuren (accusative definite singular)

/kaʊ̯fˈbɔɪ̯ʁən/

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Kaufbeuren (an independent town in the Swabia region, Bavaria, Germany)


Kempten

Kempten n (proper noun, genitive Kemptens or (optionally with an article) Kempten)

Kemptens (genitive)
Kempten (genitive with-article)
Kempten (definite nominative singular)
Kemptens (definite genitive singular)
Kempten (definite genitive singular with-article)
Kempten (dative definite singular)
Kempten (accusative definite singular)

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From Middle High German Kemptun, from Medieval Latin Campidona, Latin Campodūnum, from Gaulish Καμβοδουνον (Kambodounon), from Proto-Celtic *kambos (“crooked”) + *dūnom (“fortress”).

Kempten (Allgäu)
Kempten (Allgäu)#English

Kempten (an independent town in Allgäu, Swabia region, Bavaria, Germany; official name: Kempten (Allgäu))


Landshut

Landshut n (proper noun, genitive Landshuts or (optionally with an article) Landshut)

Landshuts (genitive)
Landshut (genitive with-article)
Landshut (definite nominative singular)
Landshuts (definite genitive singular)
Landshut (definite genitive singular with-article)
Landshut (dative definite singular)
Landshut (accusative definite singular)

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Landshut (an independent town, the administrative seat of the Lower Bavaria region, Bavaria, Germany)


Memmingen

Memmingen n (proper noun, genitive Memmingens or (optionally with an article) Memmingen)

Memmingens (genitive)
Memmingen (genitive with-article)
Memmingen (definite nominative singular)
Memmingens (definite genitive singular)
Memmingen (definite genitive singular with-article)
Memmingen (dative definite singular)
Memmingen (accusative definite singular)

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Memmingen (an independent town in the Swabia region, Bavaria, Germany)


Passau

Passau n (proper noun, genitive Passaus or (optionally with an article) Passau)

Passaus (genitive)
Passau (genitive with-article)

Inherited from Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German Pazauwa, from Latin (Castra) Batavis, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *Batawjō.

inh+

Passau (an independent town in the Lower Bavaria region, Bavaria, Germany)


Schwabach

de-proper noun

Schwabach n (proper noun, genitive Schwabachs or (optionally with an article) Schwabach)

Schwabachs (genitive)
Schwabach (genitive with-article)
Schwabach (definite nominative singular)
Schwabachs (definite genitive singular)
Schwabach (definite genitive singular with-article)
Schwabach (dative definite singular)
Schwabach (accusative definite singular)

From Middle High German Suabach, from Old High German swāb (“Swabian”) + aha (“river”).

Schwabach (an independent town in the Middle Franconia region, Bavaria, Germany)


Schweinfurt

Schweinfurt n (proper noun, genitive Schweinfurts or (optionally with an article) Schweinfurt)

Schweinfurts (genitive)
Schweinfurt (genitive with-article)
Schweinfurt (definite nominative singular)
Schweinfurts (definite genitive singular)
Schweinfurt (definite genitive singular with-article)
Schweinfurt (dative definite singular)
Schweinfurt (accusative definite singular)

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From Old High German Suinuurde, of unclear origin. By surface analysis, Schwein (“pig”) + Furt (“ford”), a reanalysis by folk etymology.

surf

Schweinfurt (an independent town in Bavaria, Germany)


Straubing

de-proper noun

Straubing n (proper noun, genitive Straubings or (optionally with an article) Straubing)

Straubings (genitive)
Straubing (genitive with-article)
Straubing (definite nominative singular)
Straubings (definite genitive singular)
Straubing (definite genitive singular with-article)
Straubing (dative definite singular)
Straubing (accusative definite singular)

/ˈʃtʁaʊ̯bɪŋ/

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From Old High German Strūpinga, from the given name Strūpo.

Straubing (an independent town in the Lower Bavaria region, Bavaria, Germany, also serving as the administrative seat of Straubing-Bogen district, which however does not include the town)


Weiden in der Oberpfalz

Weiden in der Oberpfalz n (proper noun, genitive Weidens in der Oberpfalz or (optionally with an article) Weiden in der Oberpfalz)

Weidens in der Oberpfalz (genitive)
Weiden in der Oberpfalz (genitive with-article)
Weiden i.d.OPf. (abbreviation)
Weiden in der Oberpfalz (definite nominative singular)
Weidens in der Oberpfalz (definite genitive singular)
Weiden in der Oberpfalz (definite genitive singular with-article)
Weiden in der Oberpfalz (dative definite singular)
Weiden in der Oberpfalz (accusative definite singular)

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Literally, “Weiden in Upper Palatinate”.

Weiden in der Oberpfalz
Weiden in der Oberpfalz#English

Weiden in der Oberpfalz (an independent town in the Upper Palatinate region, Bavaria, Germany)

Weiden in der Oberpfalz
de:Weiden in der Oberpfalz


Frankfurt an der Oder

Frankfurt an der Oder n (proper noun, genitive Frankfurts an der Oder or (optionally with an article) Frankfurt an der Oder)

Frankfurts an der Oder (genitive)
Frankfurt an der Oder (genitive with-article)
Frankfurt an der Oder (definite nominative singular)
Frankfurts an der Oder (definite genitive singular)
Frankfurt an der Oder (definite genitive singular with-article)
Frankfurt an der Oder (dative definite singular)
Frankfurt an der Oder (accusative definite singular)
Frankfurt a. d. O. (alternative abbreviation)
Frankf. a. d. O. (alternative abbreviation)
Frankfurt a. O. (alternative abbreviation)
Frankfurt a/O. (alternative abbreviation)

Frankfurt-an-der-Oder (a sizable town in Brandenburg, in eastern Germany)


Brandenburg an der Havel

Brandenburg an der Havel n (proper noun, genitive Brandenburgs an der Havel or (optionally with an article) Brandenburg an der Havel)

Brandenburgs an der Havel (genitive)
Brandenburg an der Havel (genitive with-article)


Zwickau

Zwickau n (proper noun, genitive Zwickaus or (optionally with an article) Zwickau)

Zwickaus (genitive)
Zwickau (genitive with-article)

The earliest attested spelling is Zcwickaw in a Latin document from 1118. The word is presumably of Slavic origin, though which Slavic word(s) it comes from are unclear.

Zwickau (a town and rural district of Saxony)


Görlitz

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

First mentioned in Latin as (in villa) Goreliz in a deed from King Heinrich IV of 1071. Said to be of Slavic/Old Sorbian origin, from Proto-Slavic *gorěti (“to burn”), referring to an establishment on a burned site. Its mentioning is connected to the transfer of some of the king's properties located in the eastern part of Upper Lusatia to the cathedral chapter of Meißen.

Görlitz (a town and rural district of Saxony, Germany)


Plauen

Plauen n (proper noun, genitive Plauens or (optionally with an article) Plauen)

Plauens (genitive)
Plauen (genitive with-article)
Plauen (definite nominative singular)
Plauens (definite genitive singular)
Plauen (definite genitive singular with-article)
Plauen (dative definite singular)
Plauen (accusative definite singular)

Of Slavic origin; akin to Czech plavný (“smooth”), Upper Sorbian pławny (“navigable”), and Lower Sorbian pławnja (“horse pond”), all from Proto-Slavic *plàviti (“to float”).

Plauen (a town, the administrative seat of Vogtlandkreis district, Saxony, Germany)


Delmenhorst

Delmenhorst n (proper noun, genitive Delmenhorsts or (optionally with an article) Delmenhorst)

Delmenhorsts (genitive)
Delmenhorst (genitive with-article)

an independent town in Lower Saxony, Germany


Emden

Emden n (proper noun, genitive Emdens or (optionally with an article) Emden)

Emdens (genitive)
Emden (genitive with-article)

From Middle Low German Emuthon, from Old Saxon Amuthon, from aha (“river”) + mūth (“mouth”).


Oldenburg

Oldenburg n (proper noun, genitive Oldenburgs or (optionally with an article) Oldenburg)

Oldenburgs (genitive)
Oldenburg (genitive with-article)

From Low German old (“old”) + -burg (“castle”).

Oldenburg in Holstein
Oldenburg in Holstein#English

a town in Ostholstein district, Schleswig-Holstein; official name: Oldenburg in Holstein


Wilhelmshaven

Wilhelmshaven n (proper noun, genitive Wilhelmshavens or (optionally with an article) Wilhelmshaven)

Wilhelmshavens (genitive)
Wilhelmshaven (genitive with-article)
Wilhelmshaven (definite nominative singular)
Wilhelmshavens (definite genitive singular)
Wilhelmshaven (definite genitive singular with-article)
Wilhelmshaven (dative definite singular)
Wilhelmshaven (accusative definite singular)

From Wilhelm + -s- + Hafen (“harbour”), founded in 1869 and named after Wilhelm I of Prussia. The Low German v-spelling is by analogy with Cuxhaven and Bremerhaven.

Wilhelmshaven (an independent town and port in Lower Saxony, Germany)


Pirmasens

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

Pirmasens' (genitive)
Pirmasens (genitive)

From Old High German Pirminiseusna, named after Saint Pirmin.

Pirmasens (an independent town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, also serving as the administrative seat of Südwestpfalz district, which however does not include the town)


Speyer

Speyer n (proper noun, genitive Speyers or (optionally with an article) Speyer)

Speyers (genitive)
Speyer (genitive with-article)

From Old High German Spīra, from Proto-Germanic *spīrǭ (“peak, summit”). Replaced the Latin name Noviomagus, which is of Celtic origin (Proto-Celtic *nowiyos (“new”) + *magos (“field”)).

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


Zweibrücken

Zweibrücken n (proper noun, genitive Zweibrückens or (optionally with an article) Zweibrücken)

Zweibrückens (genitive)
Zweibrücken (genitive with-article)
Zweibrücken (definite nominative singular)
Zweibrückens (definite genitive singular)
Zweibrücken (definite genitive singular with-article)
Zweibrücken (dative definite singular)
Zweibrücken (accusative definite singular)

LL-Q188 (deu)-Frank C. Müller-Zweibrücken.wav

From Middle High German Zweinbrücken (literally “two bridges”). By surface analysis, zwei (“two”) + Brücken (“bridges”).

surf

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


Flensburg

de-proper noun

Flensburg n (proper noun, genitive Flensburgs or (optionally with an article) Flensburg)

Flensburgs (genitive)
Flensburg (genitive with-article)

an independent town in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany


Neumünster

Neumünster n (proper noun, genitive Neumünsters or (optionally with an article) Neumünster)

Neumünsters (genitive)
Neumünster (genitive with-article)
Neumünster (definite nominative singular)
Neumünsters (definite genitive singular)
Neumünster (definite genitive singular with-article)
Neumünster (dative definite singular)
Neumünster (accusative definite singular)

From neu (“new”) + Münster (“monastery”). Calque of Latin Novum Monasterium.

Neumünster (an independent town in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany)


Neubrandenburg

Neubrandenburg n (proper noun, genitive Neubrandenburgs or (optionally with an article) Neubrandenburg)

Neubrandenburgs (genitive)
Neubrandenburg (genitive with-article)

Mecklenburgische Seenplatte
Mecklenburgische Seenplatte#German

Neubrandenburg (a town, the administrative seat of Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany)


Wismar

Wismar n (proper noun, genitive Wismars or (optionally with an article) Wismar)

Wismars (genitive)
Wismar (genitive with-article)

From Middle Low German Visemêr, of Unknown origin.

Wismar (a town, the administrative seat of Nordwestmecklenburg district, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany)


Eisenach

Eisenach n (proper noun, genitive Eisenachs or (optionally with an article) Eisenach)

Eisenachs (genitive)
Eisenach (genitive with-article)
Eisenach (definite nominative singular)
Eisenachs (definite genitive singular)
Eisenach (definite genitive singular with-article)
Eisenach (dative definite singular)
Eisenach (accusative definite singular)

From Middle High German Īsinacha, from īsen (“iron”) (from Proto-West Germanic *īsarn) + acha (“river”) (from Proto-West Germanic *ahu).

Eisenach (a town, the administrative seat of Wartburgkreis district, Thuringia, Germany)


Gera

Gera n (proper noun, genitive Geras or (optionally with an article) Gera)

Geras (genitive)
Gera (genitive with-article)

Gera (an independent town in Thuringia, Germany)


Suhl

Suhl n (proper noun, genitive Suhls or (optionally with an article) Suhl)

Suhls (genitive)
Suhl (genitive with-article)

From Old High German Sulaha, of which the second element is aha (“river, water”).

Suhl (an independent town in Thuringia, Germany)


Arnstein

Arnstein n (proper noun, genitive Arnsteins or (optionally with an article) Arnstein)

Arnsteins (genitive)
Arnstein (genitive with-article)
Arnstein (definite nominative singular)
Arnsteins (definite genitive singular)
Arnstein (definite genitive singular with-article)
Arnstein (dative definite singular)
Arnstein (accusative definite singular)

a town in Mansfeld-Südharz district, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

a town in Main-Spessart district, Lower Franconia region, Bavaria, Germany


Xanten

Xanten n (proper noun, genitive Xantens or (optionally with an article) Xanten)

Xantens (genitive)
Xanten (genitive with-article)
Santen (alternative obsolete)

From Middle High German Sante(n), from Latin Sanctos (literally “(at) the saints”). The spelling with initial X- first appears in Latin texts of the 10th century. One theory links it with Ancient Greek Ξάνθος (Xánthos), the gods’ name for the Scamander river near Troy according to the Iliad. This theory is based on the fact that there was indeed a well-attested mediaeval legend equating Xanten with Troy. The inherited local pronunciation is Santen /ˈsan.tən/, but it has now been widely displaced by the spelling pronunciation. Xanten is the only German locality in X- (though there are a few Bavarian ones in Gs-, also pronounced with /ks/).

der

Meronyms: Birten, Lüttingen, Marienbaum, Wardt

Xanten (a town in Lower Rhine, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)


Reichenberg

de-proper noun

Reichenberg n (proper noun, genitive Reichenbergs or (optionally with an article) Reichenberg)

Reichenbergs (genitive)
Reichenberg (genitive with-article)
Reichenberg (definite nominative singular)
Reichenbergs (definite genitive singular)
Reichenberg (definite genitive singular with-article)
Reichenberg (dative definite singular)
Reichenberg (accusative definite singular)

[ˈʁaɪ̯çn̩ˌbɛʁk]

Landkreis Würzburg
w:Würzburg (district)

a town in Landkreis Würzburg district, Lower Franconia region, Bavaria, Germany


Enger

Enger n (proper noun, genitive Engers or (optionally with an article) Enger)

Engers (genitive)
Enger (genitive with-article)
Enger (definite nominative singular)
Engers (definite genitive singular)
Enger (definite genitive singular with-article)
Enger (dative definite singular)
Enger (accusative definite singular)

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


Klötze

Klötze n (proper noun, genitive Klötzes or (optionally with an article) Klötze)

Klötzes (genitive)
Klötze (genitive with-article)


Emmerich

Emmerich n (proper noun, genitive Emmerichs or (optionally with an article) Emmerich)

Emmerichs (genitive)
Emmerich (genitive with-article)

From Old Dutch Embriki, Ambriki. Probably of pre-Germanic origin and perhaps identical with French Embry (Dutch Embreke). Sometimes grouped with hydronyms like Ammer, Amper (Bavaria), Emmer (Lower Saxony).

Emmerich am Rhein
Emmerich am Rhein#English

a town in Lower Rhine, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany; official name: Emmerich am Rhein


Meschede

Meschede n (proper noun, genitive Meschedes or (optionally with an article) Meschede)

Meschedes (genitive)
Meschede (genitive with-article)
Meschede (definite nominative singular)
Meschedes (definite genitive singular)
Meschede (definite genitive singular with-article)
Meschede (dative definite singular)
Meschede (accusative definite singular)

First attested as Mescedi in 913. Derived from Old Saxon *Mēskithi.

Meschede (a town and administrative seat of Hochsauerlandkreis district, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)


Quedlinburg

Quedlinburg n (proper noun, genitive Quedlinburgs or (optionally with an article) Quedlinburg)

Quedlinburgs (genitive)
Quedlinburg (genitive with-article)

Attested as Quitilingaburg in 922 and as Quitlingen in 963.

Quedlinburg (a town located north of the Harz mountains, in Harz district in the west of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany; a UNESCO World Heritage Site)


Löhne

Löhne n (proper noun, genitive Löhnes or (optionally with an article) Löhne)

Löhnes (genitive)
Löhne (genitive with-article)

a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany


Tübingen

Tübingen n (proper noun, genitive Tübingens or (optionally with an article) Tübingen)

Tübingens (genitive)
Tübingen (genitive with-article)
Tübingen (nominative singular)
Tübingens (genitive singular)
Tübingen (genitive singular)
Tübingen (dative singular)
Tübingen (accusative singular)

Tübingen (a town and rural district of Baden-Württemberg, Germany)


Delitzsch

Delitzsch n (proper noun, genitive Delitzschs or (optionally with an article) Delitzsch)

Delitzschs (genitive)
Delitzsch (genitive with-article)


Bautzen

Bautzen n (proper noun, genitive Bautzens or (optionally with an article) Bautzen)

Bautzens (genitive)
Bautzen (genitive with-article)
Bautzen (definite nominative singular)
Bautzens (definite genitive singular)
Bautzen (definite genitive singular with-article)
Bautzen (dative definite singular)
Bautzen (accusative definite singular)
Budissin (alternative)
BZ (alternative initialism)

From Middle High German Būdessen (and spelling variants), from Old Sorbian. Cognate with Upper Sorbian Budyšin, Polish Budziszyn. First attested in a Medieval Latin text as Budusin in 1002. The German form is an entirely regular outcome of the Slavic: Postalveolar -š- was borrowed as retracted Middle High German -s-, and Modern German diphthongisation and syncope then yielded Bautzen.
The further origin is uncertain, but probably Slavic, with suggestions including:
* Named after a prince called Budissentius, Budestaus, or alternatively a female *Budiša, from Proto-Slavic *buditi (“to awaken”). Compare names like Budigost, Budimir, Budislav.
* Some sources derive it from the Slavic name of the Ortenburg castle in Bautzen, which is given as Budetzsch, but they do not explain it further. A derivation from Upper Sorbian buda (“hut”) is highly unlikely as this is a Germanic loanword.
* Bautzen legend/folk etymology explains the name by a tale in which a traveling duchess gave birth in present-day Bautzen, during which the rushing husband asked budeli ssen, or perhaps in modern Upper Sorbian budźe syn? (“will it be a son?”).
Compare also Bautzen at German Wikipedia.

m+

Die Stadt Bautzen ist die alte Hauptstadt der Oberlausitz.

The city of Bautzen is the old capital of Upper Lusatia.

Der Landkreis Bautzen ist seit der Kreisgebietsreform 2008 der flächenmäßig größte Landkreis im Freistaat.

2024 June 5, Stefan Schmidt, “Schwindende Bevölkerung und steigende Kosten im Landkreis Bautzen [Declining population and rising costs in the district of Bautzen]”, in Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk, retrieved 2024-06-23:

Since the district reform in 2008, the district of Bautzen has been the largest in terms of area in the Free State of Saxony.

Bautzen (a town and rural district of Saxony, Germany)


Mengen

de-proper noun

Mengen n (proper noun, genitive Mengens or (optionally with an article) Mengen)

Mengens (genitive)
Mengen (genitive with-article)


Linden

Linden n (proper noun, genitive Lindens or (optionally with an article) Linden)

Lindens (genitive)
Linden (genitive with-article)

a town in Gießen district, Hesse, Germany


Bünde

Bünde n (proper noun, genitive Bündes or (optionally with an article) Bünde)

Bündes (genitive)
Bünde (genitive with-article)

From the noun Bund (“covenant, league”).


Wenden

Wenden n (proper noun, genitive Wendens or (optionally with an article) Wenden)

Wendens (genitive)
Wenden (genitive with-article)

a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany in the Sauerland


Rosenthal

Rosenthal n (proper noun, genitive Rosenthals or (optionally with an article) Rosenthal)

Rosenthals (genitive)
Rosenthal (genitive with-article)
Rosenthal (definite nominative singular)
Rosenthals (definite genitive singular)
Rosenthal (definite genitive singular with-article)
Rosenthal (dative definite singular)
Rosenthal (accusative definite singular)

a town in Waldeck-Frankenberg district, Hesse, Germany


Weingarten

Weingarten n (proper noun, genitive Weingartens or (optionally with an article) Weingarten)

Weingartens (genitive)
Weingarten (genitive with-article)
Weingarten (definite nominative singular)
Weingartens (definite genitive singular)
Weingarten (definite genitive singular with-article)
Weingarten (dative definite singular)
Weingarten (accusative definite singular)
Wingert (alternative Germany Switzerland Western)
Wengert (alternative)

From Middle High German wīngarte, from Old High German wīngarto. Analysable as Wein (“wine”) + Garten (“garden”).

Stadt Weingarten
w:de:Weingarten (Württemberg)

a town in Ravensburg district, Baden-Württemberg, Germany; official name: Stadt Weingarten


Rosenfeld

Rosenfeld n (proper noun, genitive Rosenfelds or (optionally with an article) Rosenfeld)

Rosenfelds (genitive)
Rosenfeld (genitive with-article)
Rosenfeld (definite nominative singular)
Rosenfelds (definite genitive singular)
Rosenfeld (definite genitive singular with-article)
Rosenfeld (dative definite singular)
Rosenfeld (accusative definite singular)

a town in Zollernalbkreis district, Baden-Württemberg, Germany


Hirschhorn

Hirschhorn n (proper noun, genitive Hirschhorns or (optionally with an article) Hirschhorn)

Hirschhorns (genitive)
Hirschhorn (genitive with-article)
Hirschhorn (definite nominative singular)
Hirschhorns (definite genitive singular)
Hirschhorn (definite genitive singular with-article)
Hirschhorn (dative definite singular)
Hirschhorn (accusative definite singular)

[ˈhɪʁʃˌhɔʁn]

a town in Bergstraße district, Hesse, Germany


Kempen

Kempen n (proper noun, genitive Kempens or (optionally with an article) Kempen)

Kempens (genitive)
Kempen (genitive with-article)

First attested as Campunni in 870.
See also Limburgish Kempe, Kämpe̩.

Kempen (a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)


Cham

Cham n (proper noun, genitive Chams or (optionally with an article) Cham)

Chams (genitive)
Cham (genitive with-article)

After the Chamb, a nearby river, itself from Gaulish *Kambos, perhaps meaning “bend” or “curvature”.

Cham (a town and rural district of the Upper Palatinate region, Bavaria, Germany)


Meißen

Meißen n (proper noun, genitive Meißens or (optionally with an article) Meißen)

Meißens (genitive)
Meißen (genitive with-article)

Of Slavic origin, from the settlement Misni inhabited by the Glomatians.

Meissen (a town and rural district of Saxony, Germany)


Lindau

Lindau n (proper noun, genitive Lindaus or (optionally with an article) Lindau)

Lindaus (genitive)
Lindau (genitive with-article)
Lindau (definite nominative singular)
Lindaus (definite genitive singular)
Lindau (definite genitive singular with-article)
Lindau (dative definite singular)
Lindau (accusative definite singular)

Originally a compound, of which the second element is Old High German ouwa (“island”) and the first is either Old High German linta (“linden tree”) or Proto-Celtic *lindom (“lake”).

Lindau (Bodensee)
Lindau (Bodensee)#German

a town and rural district of the Swabia region, Bavaria; official name: Lindau (Bodensee)


Waldenburg

Waldenburg n (proper noun, genitive Waldenburgs or (optionally with an article) Waldenburg)

Waldenburgs (genitive)
Waldenburg (genitive with-article)
Waldenburg (definite nominative singular)
Waldenburgs (definite genitive singular)
Waldenburg (definite genitive singular with-article)
Waldenburg (dative definite singular)
Waldenburg (accusative definite singular)

a town in Hohenlohe district, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

a town in Zwickau district, Saxony, Germany


Schwarzenberg

Schwarzenberg n (proper noun, genitive Schwarzenbergs or (optionally with an article) Schwarzenberg)

Schwarzenbergs (genitive)
Schwarzenberg (genitive with-article)
Schwarzenberg (definite nominative singular)
Schwarzenbergs (definite genitive singular)
Schwarzenberg (definite genitive singular with-article)
Schwarzenberg (dative definite singular)
Schwarzenberg (accusative definite singular)
Schwartzenberg (alternative archaic)


Neustadt

Neustadt n (proper noun, genitive Neustadts or (optionally with an article) Neustadt)

Neustadts (genitive)
Neustadt (genitive with-article)
Neustadt (definite nominative singular)
Neustadts (definite genitive singular)
Neustadt (definite genitive singular with-article)
Neustadt (dative definite singular)
Neustadt (accusative definite singular)

By surface analysis, neu (“new”) + Stadt (“city, town”).

surf

Neustadt an der Aisch
Neustadt an der Aisch#German

a town in Bavaria, Germany; full name Neustadt an der Aisch

Neustadt bei Coburg
Neustadt bei Coburg#German

a town in Bavaria, Germany; full name Neustadt bei Coburg

Neustadt an der Donau
Neustadt an der Donau#German

a town in Bavaria, Germany; full name Neustadt an der Donau

Neustadt am Kulm
Neustadt am Kulm#German

a town in Bavaria, Germany; full name Neustadt am Kulm

Neustadt an der Waldnaab
Neustadt an der Waldnaab#German

a town in Bavaria, Germany; full name Neustadt an der Waldnaab

Neustadt (Dosse)
Neustadt (Dosse)#German

a town in Brandenburg, Germany; full name Neustadt (Dosse)

Neustadt (Hessen)
Neustadt (Hessen)#German

a town in Hesse, Germany; full name Neustadt (Hessen)

Neustadt am Rübenberge
Neustadt am Rübenberge#German

a town in Lower Saxony, Germany; full name Neustadt am Rübenberge

Neustadt an der Weinstraße
Neustadt an der Weinstraße#German

a town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany; full name Neustadt an der Weinstraße

Neustadt in Sachsen
Neustadt in Sachsen#German

a town in Saxony, Germany; full name Neustadt in Sachsen

Neustadt in Holstein
Neustadt in Holstein#German

a town in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany; full name Neustadt in Holstein

Neustadt an der Orla
Neustadt an der Orla#German

a town in Thuringia, Germany; full name Neustadt an der Orla


Battenberg

de-proper noun

Battenberg n (proper noun, genitive Battenbergs or (optionally with an article) Battenberg)

Battenbergs (genitive)
Battenberg (genitive with-article)

English: Battenberg

→ English: Mountbatten (partial calque)

desc

Μπάττενμπεργκ

Greek: Μπάττενμπεργκ (Báttenmpergk)

→ Chinese: 巴滕貝格 /巴滕贝格 (Bāténgbèigé) (transliteration)

Inherited from Old High German Bettenberg, from Batto, a personal name from Proto-West Germanic *badu (“battle”) + berg (“mountain, hill”). The surname derives from the town in Hesse.

inh+

Battenberg (a town in Waldeck-Frankenberg district, Hesse, Germany)

Battenberg (a town in Bad Dürkheim district, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany)


Gotha

de-proper noun

Gotha n (proper noun, genitive Gothas or (optionally with an article) Gotha)

Gothas (genitive)
Gotha (genitive with-article)

From Old High German guot (“good”) + aha (“river, waters”)

Gotha (a town and rural district of Thuringia, Germany)


Aalen

Aalen n (proper noun, genitive Aalens or (optionally with an article) Aalen)

Aalens (genitive)
Aalen (genitive with-article)

Aalen (a town, the administrative seat of Ostalbkreis district, Baden-Württemberg, Germany)


Schleswig

Schleswig n (proper noun, genitive Schleswigs or (optionally with an article) Schleswig)

Schleswigs (genitive)
Schleswig (genitive with-article)

From Danish Slesvig (literally “inlet of the Schlei”).

der

Schleswig (a town, the administrative seat of Schleswig-Flensburg district, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany)


Marne

de-proper noun

Marne n (proper noun, genitive Marnes or (optionally with an article) Marne)

Marnes (genitive)
Marne (genitive with-article)


Fulda

Fulda n (proper noun, genitive Fuldas or (optionally with an article) Fulda)

Fuldas (genitive)
Fulda (genitive with-article)

From Old High German Vulthaha, Vuldaha, from Proto-Germanic *fuldō (“earth, field, plain”) + *ahwō (“water”).

der

Fulda (a town and rural district of Hesse, Germany)


Süßen

de-proper noun

Süßen n (proper noun, genitive Süßens or (optionally with an article) Süßen)

Süßens (genitive)
Süßen (genitive with-article)


Borken

Borken n (proper noun, genitive Borkens or (optionally with an article) Borken)

Borkens (genitive)
Borken (genitive with-article)

North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia#English

a town and rural district of North Rhine-Westphalia


Linz

Linz n (proper noun, strong, genitive Linz' or Linzens or (with an article) Linz)

Linz' (genitive)
Linzens (genitive)
Linz (genitive)
Linz (definite nominative singular)
Linz' (definite genitive singular)
Linz (definite genitive singular)
Linz (dative definite singular)
Linz (accusative definite singular)

Linz (a town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany)


Weinheim

Weinheim n (proper noun, genitive Weinheims or (optionally with an article) Weinheim)

Weinheims (genitive)
Weinheim (genitive with-article)
Weinheim (definite nominative singular)
Weinheims (definite genitive singular)
Weinheim (definite genitive singular with-article)
Weinheim (dative definite singular)
Weinheim (accusative definite singular)

By surface analysis, Wein (“wine”) + Heim (“home”).


Stade

de-proper noun

Stade n (proper noun, genitive Stades or (optionally with an article) Stade)

Stades (genitive)
Stade (genitive with-article)

Stade (a town and rural district of Lower Saxony, Germany)


Brilon

Brilon n (proper noun, genitive Brilons or (optionally with an article) Brilon)

Brilons (genitive)
Brilon (genitive with-article)

Wir bekamen Hinweise darauf, dass Merz’ Großvater als Bürgermeister von Brilon ein glühender Hitler-Anhänger war.

2025 May 5, Martin Teigeler, “Bundeskanzler in spe: Friedrich und sein Naziopa”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:

a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany


Freiberg

Freiberg n (proper noun, genitive Freibergs or (optionally with an article) Freiberg)

Freibergs (genitive)
Freiberg (genitive with-article)

/ˈfʁaɪ̯bɛʁk/

From Middle High German Vriberge. By surface analysis, frei (“free”) + Berg (“mountain”).

surf

a town, the administrative seat of Mittelsachsen district, Saxony, Germany

Freiberg am Neckar
Freiberg am Neckar#German

a town in Ludwigsburg district, Baden-Württemberg; official name: Freiberg am Neckar


Bettendorf

de-proper noun

Bettendorf n (proper noun, genitive Bettendorfs or (optionally with an article) Bettendorf)

Bettendorfs (genitive)
Bettendorf (genitive with-article)
Bettendorf (definite nominative singular)
Bettendorfs (definite genitive singular)
Bettendorf (definite genitive singular with-article)
Bettendorf (dative definite singular)
Bettendorf (accusative definite singular)

any of several towns and cities in Germany, Luxembourg and the United States


Geldern

Geldern n (proper noun, genitive Gelderns or (optionally with an article) Geldern)

Gelderns (genitive)
Geldern (genitive with-article)
Geldern (definite nominative singular)
Gelderns (definite genitive singular)
Geldern (definite genitive singular with-article)
Geldern (dative definite singular)
Geldern (accusative definite singular)

Geldern (a town in Kleve district, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)


Grünwald

Grünwald n (proper noun, genitive Grünwalds or (optionally with an article) Grünwald)

Grünwalds (genitive)
Grünwald (genitive with-article)

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Schwedt

Schwedt n (proper noun, strong, genitive Schwedts)

From Polabian sjot, from Proto-Slavic *světъ (“light”).


Salzhausen

Salzhausen n (proper noun, genitive Salzhausens or (optionally with an article) Salzhausen)

Salzhausens (genitive)
Salzhausen (genitive with-article)


Attendorn

Attendorn n (proper noun, genitive Attendorns or (optionally with an article) Attendorn)

Attendorns (genitive)
Attendorn (genitive with-article)

From Old Saxon Attintharra, Middle Low German Attendāre.

a town in Olpe district, North Rhine-Westphalia


Olpe

Olpe n (proper noun, genitive Olpes or (optionally with an article) Olpe)

Olpes (genitive)
Olpe (genitive with-article)

From Middle High German Olepe, referring originally to the tributary of the Bigge.

a town and rural district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, in the Sauerland


Gießen

Gießen n (proper noun, genitive Gießens or (optionally with an article) Gießen)

Gießens (genitive)
Gießen (genitive with-article)
Giessen (alternative Liechtenstein Switzerland)

a town and rural district of Hesse, Germany


Rottenburg

Rottenburg n (proper noun, genitive Rottenburgs or (optionally with an article) Rottenburg)

Rottenburgs (genitive)
Rottenburg (genitive with-article)
Rottenburg (definite nominative singular)
Rottenburgs (definite genitive singular)
Rottenburg (definite genitive singular with-article)
Rottenburg (dative definite singular)
Rottenburg (accusative definite singular)

[ˈʁɔtn̩ˌbʊʁk]

Rottenburg am Neckar
Rottenburg am Neckar#English

a town in Tübingen district, Baden-Württemberg, Germany; official name: Rottenburg am Neckar

Rottenburg a.d.Laaber
Rottenburg a.d.Laaber#English

a town in Landshut district, Bavaria, Germany; official name: Rottenburg a.d.Laaber


Jülich

Jülich n (proper noun, genitive Jülichs or (optionally with an article) Jülich)

Jülichs (genitive)
Jülich (genitive with-article)
Jülich (definite nominative singular)
Jülichs (definite genitive singular)
Jülich (definite genitive singular with-article)
Jülich (dative definite singular)
Jülich (accusative definite singular)

From Old High German [Term?], from Latin Iuliacum.


Düren

Düren n (proper noun, genitive Dürens or (optionally with an article) Düren)

Dürens (genitive)
Düren (genitive with-article)
Düren (definite nominative singular)
Dürens (definite genitive singular)
Düren (definite genitive singular with-article)
Düren (dative definite singular)
Düren (accusative definite singular)


Ronneburg

Ronneburg n (proper noun, genitive Ronneburgs or (optionally with an article) Ronneburg)

Ronneburgs (genitive)
Ronneburg (genitive with-article)


Ludwigsburg

Ludwigsburg n (proper noun, genitive Ludwigsburgs or (optionally with an article) Ludwigsburg)

Ludwigsburgs (genitive)
Ludwigsburg (genitive with-article)

From Ludwig + -s- + Burg, named for Eberhard Louis, Duke of Württemberg.

a planned town and rural district of Baden-Württemberg


Böblingen

Böblingen n (proper noun, genitive Böblingens or (optionally with an article) Böblingen)

Böblingens (genitive)
Böblingen (genitive with-article)
Böblingen (definite nominative singular)
Böblingens (definite genitive singular)
Böblingen (definite genitive singular with-article)
Böblingen (dative definite singular)
Böblingen (accusative definite singular)

/ˈbøːblɪŋən/

From Middle High German Bebelingen, from the Old High German personal name Bobilo.

a town and rural district of Baden-Württemberg


Hanau

Hanau n (proper noun, genitive Hanaus or (optionally with an article) Hanau)

Hanaus (genitive)
Hanau (genitive with-article)


Esslingen

Esslingen n (proper noun, genitive Esslingens or (optionally with an article) Esslingen)

Esslingens (genitive)
Esslingen (genitive with-article)
Esslingen (nominative singular)
Esslingens (genitive singular)
Esslingen (genitive singular)
Esslingen (dative singular)
Esslingen (accusative singular)
Eßlingen (alternative obsolete)

Esslingen am Neckar
Esslingen am Neckar#English

a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, near Stuttgart; official name: Esslingen am Neckar


Göppingen

Göppingen n (proper noun, genitive Göppingens or (optionally with an article) Göppingen)

Göppingens (genitive)
Göppingen (genitive with-article)
Göppingen (definite nominative singular)
Göppingens (definite genitive singular)
Göppingen (definite genitive singular with-article)
Göppingen (dative definite singular)
Göppingen (accusative definite singular)

From an Alemannic German personal name such as Geppo (or similar) plus the common place name suffix -ingen.

a town and rural district near Stuttgart in Baden-Württemberg, Germany


Friedberg

de-prop

Friedberg n (proper noun, genitive Friedbergs or (optionally with an article) Friedberg)

Friedbergs (genitive)
Friedberg (genitive with-article)

a town in Aichach-Friedberg district, Swabia region, Bavaria, Germany

a town in Wetteraukreis district, Hesse, Germany


Gartow

de-proper noun

Gartow n (proper noun, genitive Gartows or (optionally with an article) Gartow)

Gartows (genitive)
Gartow (genitive with-article)

a town in Lüchow-Dannenberg district, Lower Saxony


Ebern

Ebern n (proper noun, genitive Eberns or (optionally with an article) Ebern)

Eberns (genitive)
Ebern (genitive with-article)


Egeln

Egeln n (proper noun, genitive Egelns or (optionally with an article) Egeln)

Egelns (genitive)
Egeln (genitive with-article)


Stößen

Stößen n (proper noun, genitive Stößens or (optionally with an article) Stößen)

Stößens (genitive)
Stößen (genitive with-article)


Konstanz

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

Konstanz' (genitive)
Konstanz (genitive)

LL-Q188 (deu)-Frank C. Müller-Konstanz.wav

From Latin Constantia (first attested 525 AD), named after Roman emperor Constantius I or II.


Kreuzberg

Kreuzberg n (proper noun, genitive Kreuzbergs or (optionally with an article) Kreuzberg)

Kreuzbergs (genitive)
Kreuzberg (genitive with-article)

/ˈkʁɔɪ̯t͡sˌbɛʁk/

any of several towns in Germany and elsewhere


Langen

Langen n (proper noun, genitive Langens or (optionally with an article) Langen)

Langens (genitive)
Langen (genitive with-article)


Oberursel

Oberursel n (proper noun, genitive Oberursels or (optionally with an article) Oberursel)

Oberursels (genitive)
Oberursel (genitive with-article)


Prenzlau

Prenzlau n (proper noun, genitive Prenzlaus or (optionally with an article) Prenzlau)

Prenzlaus (genitive)
Prenzlau (genitive with-article)

From Middle Low German Prenczlau, from a Polabian given name cognate with Polish Przemysł and Czech Přemysl.

a town, the administrative seat of Uckermark district, Brandenburg


Sindelfingen

Sindelfingen n (proper noun, genitive Sindelfingens or (optionally with an article) Sindelfingen)

Sindelfingens (genitive)
Sindelfingen (genitive with-article)
Sindelfingen (definite nominative singular)
Sindelfingens (definite genitive singular)
Sindelfingen (definite genitive singular with-article)
Sindelfingen (dative definite singular)
Sindelfingen (accusative definite singular)

Sindelfingen (a town near Stuttgart in Baden-Württemberg, Germany)


Eisleben

Eisleben n (proper noun, genitive Eislebens or (optionally with an article) Eisleben)

Eislebens (genitive)
Eisleben (genitive with-article)
Eisleben (definite nominative singular)
Eislebens (definite genitive singular)
Eisleben (definite genitive singular with-article)
Eisleben (dative definite singular)
Eisleben (accusative definite singular)

a town in Saxony-Anhalt, now named Lutherstadt Eisleben


Frankenberg

Frankenberg n (proper noun, genitive Frankenbergs or (optionally with an article) Frankenberg)

Frankenbergs (genitive)
Frankenberg (genitive with-article)
Frankenberg (definite nominative singular)
Frankenbergs (definite genitive singular)
Frankenberg (definite genitive singular with-article)
Frankenberg (dative definite singular)
Frankenberg (accusative definite singular)


Goslar

Goslar n (proper noun, genitive Goslars or (optionally with an article) Goslar)

Goslars (genitive)
Goslar (genitive with-article)

From the name of the Gose River, compounded with Middle Low German lēger, lāger (“camp”) (compare modern High German Lager).

a town and rural district of Lower Saxony


Mansfeld

Mansfeld n (proper noun, genitive Mansfelds or (optionally with an article) Mansfeld)

Mansfelds (genitive)
Mansfeld (genitive with-article)
Mansfeld (definite nominative singular)
Mansfelds (definite genitive singular)
Mansfeld (definite genitive singular with-article)
Mansfeld (dative definite singular)
Mansfeld (accusative definite singular)

a town in Mansfeld-Südharz district, Saxony-Anhalt


Ohrdruf

Ohrdruf n (proper noun, genitive Ohrdrufs or (optionally with an article) Ohrdruf)

Ohrdrufs (genitive)
Ohrdruf (genitive with-article)


Sangerhausen

Sangerhausen n (proper noun, genitive Sangerhausens or (optionally with an article) Sangerhausen)

Sangerhausens (genitive)
Sangerhausen (genitive with-article)
Sangerhausen (definite nominative singular)
Sangerhausens (definite genitive singular)
Sangerhausen (definite genitive singular with-article)
Sangerhausen (dative definite singular)
Sangerhausen (accusative definite singular)

a town, the administrative seat of Mansfeld-Südharz district, Saxony-Anhalt


Stolberg

Stolberg n (proper noun, genitive Stolbergs or (optionally with an article) Stolberg)

Stolbergs (genitive)
Stolberg (genitive with-article)

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


Geyer

Geyer n (proper noun, genitive Geyers or (optionally with an article) Geyer)

Geyers (genitive)
Geyer (genitive with-article)

From earlier Geyr < Gyer < (zum) Gire, from Middle High German gīr (“vulture”), from Old High German gir.

a town in Erzgebirgskreis district, Saxony


Marienberg

Marienberg n (proper noun, genitive Marienbergs or (optionally with an article) Marienberg)

Marienbergs (genitive)
Marienberg (genitive with-article)
Marienberg (definite nominative singular)
Marienbergs (definite genitive singular)
Marienberg (definite genitive singular with-article)
Marienberg (dative definite singular)
Marienberg (accusative definite singular)

a town in Erzgebirgskreis district, Saxony, Germany


Lauenburg

Lauenburg n (proper noun, genitive Lauenburgs or (optionally with an article) Lauenburg)

Lauenburgs (genitive)
Lauenburg (genitive with-article)

/ˈlaʊ̯ənˌbʊʁk/

Equivalent to Löwe (“lion”) + Burg (“castle”). However, in the case of both towns the first element is a Germanisation of a Slavic element:
* (Schleswig-Holstein): From Middle Low German Lowenborch. First element from Polabian Lave (“the River Elbe”).
* (Pomerania): From Middle Low German Lewenborch, Middle High German Lewinburg. First element from the river Łeba.

Lauenburg (a town in Schleswig-Holstein; official name: Lauenburg/Elbe)


Lüneburg

Lüneburg n (proper noun, genitive Lüneburgs or (optionally with an article) Lüneburg)

Lüneburgs (genitive)
Lüneburg (genitive with-article)

English: Lunenburg, Luneburg, Lüneburg

French: Lunenburg, Lunebourg

/ˈlyːnəˌbʊʁç/

From Middle Low German Lü̂neborch, from an Old Saxon name attested in Latinised form as Luniburc (mid-10th century). The Old Saxon is generally construed as *Hliuniburg, after an identified placename Hliuni that occurs in the annals of Charlemagne (ca. 800). This in turn is usually considered a derivative of hlēo (“hill, burial mound, dam, bastion, shelter”), from Proto-Germanic *hlaiwą. Compare the Westphalian placename Lünen. On the other hand, it seems clear that the similarity to the Polabian name of the town Glain, Glein, Chlein can hardly be coincidental. The Polabian might be from Germanic, but it has also been connected with Proto-Slavic *glina (“clay, loam”).

Hansestadt Lüneburg
Hansestadt Lüneburg#English

Lüneburg (a town in Lower Saxony, Germany; official name: Hansestadt Lüneburg)


Heppenheim

Heppenheim n (proper noun, genitive Heppenheims or (optionally with an article) Heppenheim)

Heppenheims (genitive)
Heppenheim (genitive with-article)

a town, the administrative seat of Bergstraße district, Hesse, Germany


Verden

Verden n (proper noun, genitive Verdens or (optionally with an article) Verden)

Verdens (genitive)
Verden (genitive with-article)

a town in Lower Saxony, Germany; official name: Verden (Aller)


Landsberg

Landsberg n (proper noun, genitive Landsbergs or (optionally with an article) Landsberg)

Landsbergs (genitive)
Landsberg (genitive with-article)
Landsberg (definite nominative singular)
Landsbergs (definite genitive singular)
Landsberg (definite genitive singular with-article)
Landsberg (dative definite singular)
Landsberg (accusative definite singular)

From Land (“land”) + -s- + Berg (“mountain”).

Landsberg am Lech
Landsberg am Lech#German

a town in the Upper Bavaria region, Bavaria; official name: Landsberg am Lech

a town in Saalekreis district, Saxony-Anhalt, near Halle; official name: Stadt Landsberg


Nossen

Nossen n (proper noun, genitive Nossens or (optionally with an article) Nossen)

Nossens (genitive)
Nossen (genitive with-article)


Riesa

Riesa n (proper noun, genitive Riesas or (optionally with an article) Riesa)

Riesas (genitive)
Riesa (genitive with-article)


Lauta

Lauta n (proper noun, genitive Lautas or (optionally with an article) Lauta)

Lautas (genitive)
Lauta (genitive with-article)


Soest

Soest n (proper noun, genitive Soests or (optionally with an article) Soest)

Soests (genitive)
Soest (genitive with-article)

From Middle Low German Sôest. The -e- indicates vowel length (as e.g. in Coesfeld, Oer).

a town and rural district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany


Menden

Menden n (proper noun, genitive Mendens or (optionally with an article) Menden)

Mendens (genitive)
Menden (genitive with-article)

a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany in the Sauerland


Dassel

Dassel n (proper noun, genitive Dassels or (optionally with an article) Dassel)

Dassels (genitive)
Dassel (genitive with-article)


Klütz

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

a town in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany


Merseburg

Merseburg n (proper noun, genitive Merseburgs or (optionally with an article) Merseburg)

Merseburgs (genitive)
Merseburg (genitive with-article)

/ˈmɛʁzəˌbʊʁk/

First attested in the Hersfelder Zehntverzeichnis around 880/899 as Mersiburc civitas.

a town, the administrative seat of Saalekreis district, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany


Halver

Halver n (proper noun, genitive Halvers or (optionally with an article) Halver)

Halvers (genitive)
Halver (genitive with-article)


Frechen

Frechen n (proper noun, genitive Frechens or (optionally with an article) Frechen)

Frechens (genitive)
Frechen (genitive with-article)

a town in Rhineland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany


Baden-Baden

Baden-Baden n (proper noun, genitive Baden-Badens or (optionally with an article) Baden-Baden)

Baden-Badens (genitive)
Baden-Baden (genitive with-article)

A contraction of Baden im Baden (“Baden-in-Baden”) in reference to the former Grand Duchy of Baden.

a spa town and urban district of Baden-Württemberg


Waldheim

Waldheim n (proper noun, genitive Waldheims or (optionally with an article) Waldheim)

Waldheims (genitive)
Waldheim (genitive with-article)
Waldheim (definite nominative singular)
Waldheims (definite genitive singular)
Waldheim (definite genitive singular with-article)
Waldheim (dative definite singular)
Waldheim (accusative definite singular)


Bassum

Bassum n (proper noun, genitive Bassums or (optionally with an article) Bassum)

Bassums (genitive)
Bassum (genitive with-article)


Unna

Unna n (proper noun, genitive Unnas or (optionally with an article) Unna)

Unnas (genitive)
Unna (genitive with-article)
Unna (definite nominative singular)
Unnas (definite genitive singular)
Unna (definite genitive singular with-article)
Unna (dative definite singular)
Unna (accusative definite singular)


Weinsberg

Weinsberg n (proper noun, genitive Weinsbergs or (optionally with an article) Weinsberg)

Weinsbergs (genitive)
Weinsberg (genitive with-article)
Weinsberg (definite nominative singular)
Weinsbergs (definite genitive singular)
Weinsberg (definite genitive singular with-article)
Weinsberg (dative definite singular)
Weinsberg (accusative definite singular)

Named after an eponymous castle which was built in the 11th century (now ruined).
By surface analysis, Wein (“wine”) + -s- + Berg (“hill, mountain”).

surf

Weinsberg (a town in Heilbronn district, Baden-Württemberg, Germany)


Borna

de-proper noun

Borna n (proper noun, genitive Bornas or (optionally with an article) Borna)

Bornas (genitive)
Borna (genitive with-article)

a town, the administrative seat of Leipzig district, Saxony


Rosenberg

de-prop

Rosenberg n (proper noun, genitive Rosenbergs or (optionally with an article) Rosenberg)

Rosenbergs (genitive)
Rosenberg (genitive with-article)
Rosenberg (definite nominative singular)
Rosenbergs (definite genitive singular)
Rosenberg (definite genitive singular with-article)
Rosenberg (dative definite singular)
Rosenberg (accusative definite singular)

By surface analysis, Rose (“rose”) + -n- + Berg (“mountain”).

surf

a town in Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

a town in Ostalbkreis, Baden-Württemberg

a town, part of Sulzbach-Rosenberg municipality, Bavaria, Germany


Eisenberg

de-proper noun

Eisenberg n (proper noun, genitive Eisenbergs or (optionally with an article) Eisenberg)

Eisenbergs (genitive)
Eisenberg (genitive with-article)
Eisenberg (definite nominative singular)
Eisenbergs (definite genitive singular)
Eisenberg (definite genitive singular with-article)
Eisenberg (dative definite singular)
Eisenberg (accusative definite singular)

By surface analysis, Eisen (“iron”) + Berg (“mountain”)

surf

a town, the administrative seat of Saale-Holzland-Kreis district, Thuringia

Eisenberg (Pfalz)
Eisenberg (Pfalz)#English

a town in Donnersbergkreis district, Rhineland-Palatinate; official name: Eisenberg (Pfalz)

a town in Ostallgäu district, Swabia region, Bavaria


Buchholz

de-proper noun

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

Buchholz' (genitive)
Buchholz (genitive)

Buchholz in der Nordheide
Buchholz in der Nordheide#English

a town in Harburg district, Lower Saxony; official name: Buchholz in der Nordheide


Brake

Brake n (proper noun, genitive Brakes or (optionally with an article) Brake)

Brakes (genitive)
Brake (genitive with-article)
Brake (definite nominative singular)
Brakes (definite genitive singular)
Brake (definite genitive singular with-article)
Brake (dative definite singular)
Brake (accusative definite singular)

Brake in Wesermarsch: From Middle Low German Broak, from broak (“pond caused by a dam failure”), from the root of Old Saxon brekan (“to break”).
Brake in Eastern Westphalia and Lippe: From Middle Low German brak (“brackish, brack”, adjective).

der

Brake (Unterweser)
Brake (Unterweser)#English

a town, the administrative seat of Wesermarsch district, Lower Saxony; official name: Brake (Unterweser)


Scheer

de-proper noun

Scheer n (proper noun, genitive Scheers or (optionally with an article) Scheer)

Scheers (genitive)
Scheer (genitive with-article)


Templin

Templin n (proper noun, genitive Templins or (optionally with an article) Templin)

Templins (genitive)
Templin (genitive with-article)

a town in Uckermark district, Brandenburg, Germany


Steinbach

Steinbach n (proper noun, genitive Steinbachs or (optionally with an article) Steinbach)

de:Steinbach
de:Steinbach (Eichsfeld)
de:Steinbach (Hunsrück)
de:Steinbach (Taunus)

Steinbachs (genitive)
Steinbach (genitive with-article)
Steinbach (definite nominative singular)
Steinbachs (definite genitive singular)
Steinbach (definite genitive singular with-article)
Steinbach (dative definite singular)
Steinbach (accusative definite singular)

a town in Hochtaunuskreis district, Hessen, Germany


Blumberg

Blumberg n (proper noun, genitive Blumbergs or (optionally with an article) Blumberg)

Blumbergs (genitive)
Blumberg (genitive with-article)


Wittenberg

Wittenberg n (proper noun, genitive Wittenbergs or (optionally with an article) Wittenberg)

Wittenbergs (genitive)
Wittenberg (genitive with-article)
Wittenberg (definite nominative singular)
Wittenbergs (definite genitive singular)
Wittenberg (definite genitive singular with-article)
Wittenberg (dative definite singular)
Wittenberg (accusative definite singular)

First attested as Middle Low German Wittburc in 1174. Second element corresponding to Berg but the first is uncertain: compare Middle Low German wit (“white”) (from Old Saxon hwīt).

Lutherstadt Wittenberg
Lutherstadt Wittenberg#English

a town and rural district of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany; official name: Lutherstadt Wittenberg


Blomberg

Blomberg n (proper noun, genitive Blombergs or (optionally with an article) Blomberg)

Blombergs (genitive)
Blomberg (genitive with-article)

a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany


Lauterbach

Lauterbach n (proper noun, genitive Lauterbachs or (optionally with an article) Lauterbach)

Lauterbachs (genitive)
Lauterbach (genitive with-article)
Lauterbach (definite nominative singular)
Lauterbachs (definite genitive singular)
Lauterbach (definite genitive singular with-article)
Lauterbach (dative definite singular)
Lauterbach (accusative definite singular)

From lauter in its oldest sense “clean, clear” + Bach (“brook, stream”).

Lauterbach (Hessen)
Lauterbach (Hessen)#English

a town, the administrative seat of Vogelsbergkreis district, Hesse; official name: Lauterbach (Hessen)


Herzberg

Herzberg n (proper noun, genitive Herzbergs or (optionally with an article) Herzberg)

Herzbergs (genitive)
Herzberg (genitive with-article)

Herzberg (Elster)
Herzberg (Elster)#English

a town, the administrative seat of Elbe-Elster district, Brandenburg; official name: Herzberg (Elster)

Herzberg am Harz
Herzberg am Harz#English

a town in Göttingen district, Lower Saxony; official name: Herzberg am Harz


Mayen

Mayen n (proper noun, genitive Mayens or (optionally with an article) Mayen)

Mayens (genitive)
Mayen (genitive with-article)

From Middle High German Meiene, from Old High German Megina, probably derived from Proto-Celtic *magos (“field”).

a town in Mayen-Koblenz district, Eifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany


Falkenstein

Falkenstein n (proper noun, genitive Falkensteins or (optionally with an article) Falkenstein)

Falkensteins (genitive)
Falkenstein (genitive with-article)
Falkenstein (definite nominative singular)
Falkensteins (definite genitive singular)
Falkenstein (definite genitive singular with-article)
Falkenstein (dative definite singular)
Falkenstein (accusative definite singular)

a town in Vogtlandkreis district, Saxony, Germany

a town in Harz district, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany


Lindenberg

Lindenberg n (proper noun, genitive Lindenbergs or (optionally with an article) Lindenberg)

Lindenbergs (genitive)
Lindenberg (genitive with-article)


Zeitz

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


Altenburg

Altenburg n (proper noun, genitive Altenburgs or (optionally with an article) Altenburg)

Altenburgs (genitive)
Altenburg (genitive with-article)
Altenburg (definite nominative singular)
Altenburgs (definite genitive singular)
Altenburg (definite genitive singular with-article)
Altenburg (dative definite singular)
Altenburg (accusative definite singular)

Altenburger Land
Altenburger Land#German

a town, the administrative seat of Altenburger Land district, Thuringia, Germany


Ruhland

Ruhland n (proper noun, genitive Ruhlands or (optionally with an article) Ruhland)

Ruhlands (genitive)
Ruhland (genitive with-article)
Ruhland (definite nominative singular)
Ruhlands (definite genitive singular)
Ruhland (definite genitive singular with-article)
Ruhland (dative definite singular)
Ruhland (accusative definite singular)

Ruhland (a town in southern Brandenburg, Germany)


Minden

Minden n (proper noun, genitive Mindens or (optionally with an article) Minden)

Mindens (genitive)
Minden (genitive with-article)

a town, the administrative seat of Minden-Lübbecke district, North Rhine-Westphalia; also called Minden i. W.


Hirschberg

Hirschberg n (proper noun, genitive Hirschbergs or (optionally with an article) Hirschberg)

Hirschbergs (genitive)
Hirschberg (genitive with-article)
Hirschberg (definite nominative singular)
Hirschbergs (definite genitive singular)
Hirschberg (definite genitive singular with-article)
Hirschberg (dative definite singular)
Hirschberg (accusative definite singular)

[ˈhɪʁʃˌbɛʁk]

a town in Saale-Orla-Kreis district, Thuringia, Germany


Peine

Peine n (proper noun, genitive Peines or (optionally with an article) Peine)

Peines (genitive)
Peine (genitive with-article)

From Middle Low German Pagin, perhaps from Latin pagus (“rural area, countryside”).

a town and rural district of Lower Saxony


Blaustein

Blaustein n (proper noun, genitive Blausteins or (optionally with an article) Blaustein)

Blausteins (genitive)
Blaustein (genitive with-article)
Blaustein (definite nominative singular)
Blausteins (definite genitive singular)
Blaustein (definite genitive singular with-article)
Blaustein (dative definite singular)
Blaustein (accusative definite singular)

From blau + Stein.
The name was coined in 1968 with the creation of a new town by the merger of the former municipalities of Ehrenstein and Klingenstein.


Seewald

Seewald n (proper noun, genitive Seewalds or (optionally with an article) Seewald)

Seewalds (genitive)
Seewald (genitive with-article)
Seewald (definite nominative singular)
Seewalds (definite genitive singular)
Seewald (definite genitive singular with-article)
Seewald (dative definite singular)
Seewald (accusative definite singular)


Zittau

Zittau n (proper noun, genitive Zittaus or (optionally with an article) Zittau)

Zittaus (genitive)
Zittau (genitive with-article)
Zittau (definite nominative singular)
Zittaus (definite genitive singular)
Zittau (definite genitive singular with-article)
Zittau (dative definite singular)
Zittau (accusative definite singular)

Zittau (a town in eastern Saxony, Germany)


Höxter

Höxter n (proper noun, genitive Höxters or (optionally with an article) Höxter)

Höxters (genitive)
Höxter (genitive with-article)

a town and rural district of North Rhine-Westphalia


Greiz

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

From a Slavic name, from Proto-Slavic *gordьcь, diminutive of *gordъ (“fortification, castle”). Cognate with Graz (and Slovene Grȃdəc), Czech Hradec (Králové), Polish grodziec (“hill-fort”), and Macedonian градец (gradec, diminutive of град (grad)).

cog

diminutive of <i class="Cyrl mention" lang="mk">град</i> (grad)

a town and rural district of Thuringia, Germany


Meiningen

de-proper noun

Meiningen n (proper noun, genitive Meiningens or (optionally with an article) Meiningen)

Meiningens (genitive)
Meiningen (genitive with-article)
Meiningen (definite nominative singular)
Meiningens (definite genitive singular)
Meiningen (definite genitive singular with-article)
Meiningen (dative definite singular)
Meiningen (accusative definite singular)

/ˈmaɪ̯nɪŋən/

a town, the administrative seat of Schmalkalden-Meiningen district, Thuringia, Germany


Gefell

Gefell n (proper noun, genitive Gefells or (optionally with an article) Gefell)

Gefells (genitive)
Gefell (genitive with-article)

Meronym: Mödlareuth


Mühldorf

Mühldorf n (proper noun, genitive Mühldorfs or (optionally with an article) Mühldorf)

Mühldorfs (genitive)
Mühldorf (genitive with-article)
Mühldorf (definite nominative singular)
Mühldorfs (definite genitive singular)
Mühldorf (definite genitive singular with-article)
Mühldorf (dative definite singular)
Mühldorf (accusative definite singular)

By surface analysis, Mühle (“mill”) + Dorf (“village”)

surf

a town and rural district of the Upper Bavaria region, Bavaria; official name: Mühldorf am Inn


Senftenberg

de-proper noun

Senftenberg n (proper noun, genitive Senftenbergs or (optionally with an article) Senftenberg)

Senftenbergs (genitive)
Senftenberg (genitive with-article)

From Old High German semfti (“soft”) (corresponding to modern sanft) + berg (“mountain”) (modern Berg).

a town, the administrative seat of Oberspreewald-Lausitz district, Brandenburg, Germany


Neunkirchen

Neunkirchen n (proper noun, genitive Neunkirchens or (optionally with an article) Neunkirchen)

Neunkirchens (genitive)
Neunkirchen (genitive with-article)
Neunkirchen (definite nominative singular)
Neunkirchens (definite genitive singular)
Neunkirchen (definite genitive singular with-article)
Neunkirchen (dative definite singular)
Neunkirchen (accusative definite singular)

/ˈnɔɪ̯nkɪʁçn̩/

By surface analysis, neun (“nine”) + Kirchen (“churches”)

surf

a town in Neunkirchen district, Saarland, Germany


Stetten

de-proper noun

Stetten n (proper noun, genitive Stettens or (optionally with an article) Stetten)

Stettens (genitive)
Stetten (genitive with-article)

a town in Swabian Jura, Baden-Württemberg, Germany


Hohenberg

Hohenberg n (proper noun, genitive Hohenbergs or (optionally with an article) Hohenberg)

Hohenbergs (genitive)
Hohenberg (genitive with-article)
Hohenberg (definite nominative singular)
Hohenbergs (definite genitive singular)
Hohenberg (definite genitive singular with-article)
Hohenberg (dative definite singular)
Hohenberg (accusative definite singular)

Hohenberg an der Eger
Hohenberg an der Eger#English

a town in Wunsiedel district, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany; official name: Hohenberg an der Eger


Schwarzenbach

Schwarzenbach n (proper noun, genitive Schwarzenbachs or (optionally with an article) Schwarzenbach)

Schwarzenbachs (genitive)
Schwarzenbach (genitive with-article)
Schwarzenbach (definite nominative singular)
Schwarzenbachs (definite genitive singular)
Schwarzenbach (definite genitive singular with-article)
Schwarzenbach (dative definite singular)
Schwarzenbach (accusative definite singular)

de:Schwarzenbach (Niederösterreich)
de:Schwarzenbach (Oberpfalz)
de:Schwarzenbach am Wald
de:Schwarzenbach an der Pielach
de:Schwarzenbach an der Saale

a town in w:Landkreis Hof district, Bavaria, Germany (Schwarzenbach an der Saale)

a town in w:Landkreis Hof district, Bavaria, Germany (Schwarzenbach am Wald)


Singen

Singen n (proper noun, genitive Singens or (optionally with an article) Singen)

Singens (genitive)
Singen (genitive with-article)
Singen (definite nominative singular)
Singens (definite genitive singular)
Singen (definite genitive singular with-article)
Singen (dative definite singular)
Singen (accusative definite singular)


Flein

Flein n (proper noun, genitive Fleins or (optionally with an article) Flein)

Fleins (genitive)
Flein (genitive with-article)


Glatten

Glatten n (proper noun, genitive Glattens or (optionally with an article) Glatten)

Glattens (genitive)
Glatten (genitive with-article)


Holzkirch

Holzkirch n (proper noun, genitive Holzkirchs or (optionally with an article) Holzkirch)

Holzkirchs (genitive)
Holzkirch (genitive with-article)


Tunau

Tunau n (proper noun, genitive Tunaus or (optionally with an article) Tunau)

Tunaus (genitive)
Tunau (genitive with-article)


Renchen

Renchen n (proper noun, genitive Renchens or (optionally with an article) Renchen)

Renchens (genitive)
Renchen (genitive with-article)


Unkel

Unkel n (proper noun, genitive Unkels or (optionally with an article) Unkel)

Unkels (genitive)
Unkel (genitive with-article)

a town in northern Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany


Colditz

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

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


Asperg

Asperg n (proper noun, genitive Aspergs or (optionally with an article) Asperg)

Aspergs (genitive)
Asperg (genitive with-article)

Likely from Old High German aspa (“aspen tree”) + berg, equivalent to Espe + -berg.

Asperg (a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany)


Grünkraut

Grünkraut n (proper noun, genitive Grünkrauts or (optionally with an article) Grünkraut)

Grünkrauts (genitive)
Grünkraut (genitive with-article)


Papenburg

Papenburg n (proper noun, genitive Papenburgs or (optionally with an article) Papenburg)

Papenburgs (genitive)
Papenburg (genitive with-article)
Papenburg (definite nominative singular)
Papenburgs (definite genitive singular)
Papenburg (definite genitive singular with-article)
Papenburg (dative definite singular)
Papenburg (accusative definite singular)

Papenburg (a town in Emsland district, Lower Saxony, Germany)


Altenberg

Altenberg n (proper noun, genitive Altenbergs or (optionally with an article) Altenberg)

Altenbergs (genitive)
Altenberg (genitive with-article)
Altenberg (definite nominative singular)
Altenbergs (definite genitive singular)
Altenberg (definite genitive singular with-article)
Altenberg (dative definite singular)
Altenberg (accusative definite singular)

Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge
Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge#German

a town in Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district, Saxony, Germany


Bergen auf Rügen

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

Bergens auf Rügen (genitive)
Bergen auf Rügen (genitive with-article)

/ˈbɛʁɡn̩ aʊ̯f ˈʁyːɡn̩/

Bergen auf Rügen
Bergen auf Rügen#English

Bergen auf Rügen (a town in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany)


Stargard

Stargard n (proper noun, genitive Stargards or (optionally with an article) Stargard)

Stargards (genitive)
Stargard (genitive with-article)

[ˈʃtaː(ɐ̯)ˌɡaʁt]

From Middle Low German, from Polabian, from Proto-Slavic *starъ (“old”) + *gordъ (“town”).

Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania#English

a town in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany; official name: Burg Stargard


Melle

Melle n (proper noun, genitive Melles or (optionally with an article) Melle)

Melles (genitive)
Melle (genitive with-article)

a town in Osnabrück district, Lower Saxony, Germany, bordering Eastern Westphalia


Glashütte

Glashütte n (proper noun, genitive Glashüttes or (optionally with an article) Glashütte)

Glashüttes (genitive)
Glashütte (genitive with-article)
Glashütte (definite nominative singular)
Glashüttes (definite genitive singular)
Glashütte (definite genitive singular with-article)
Glashütte (dative definite singular)
Glashütte (accusative definite singular)

Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge
w:Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge

a town in Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district, Saxony


Roding

Roding n (proper noun, genitive Rodings or (optionally with an article) Roding)

Rodings (genitive)
Roding (genitive with-article)
Roding (definite nominative singular)
Rodings (definite genitive singular)
Roding (definite genitive singular with-article)
Roding (dative definite singular)
Roding (accusative definite singular)

Roding (a town in western Bavaria, Germany)


Bad Homburg

Bad Homburg n (proper noun, genitive Bad Homburgs or (optionally with an article) Bad Homburg)

Bad Homburgs (genitive)
Bad Homburg (genitive with-article)
Bad Homburg (definite nominative singular)
Bad Homburgs (definite genitive singular)
Bad Homburg (definite genitive singular with-article)
Bad Homburg (dative definite singular)
Bad Homburg (accusative definite singular)

Bad Homburg vor der Höhe
Bad Homburg vor der Höhe#English

a town, the administrative seat of Hochtaunuskreis district, Hesse, Germany; official name: Bad Homburg vor der Höhe


Rheda

Rheda n (proper noun, genitive Rhedas or (optionally with an article) Rheda)

Rhedas (genitive)
Rheda (genitive with-article)

North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia#English

a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, now part of the community of Rheda-Wiedenbrück

a town in West Prussia, Germany, now Polish Reda


Bad Salzuflen

Bad Salzuflen n (proper noun, genitive Bad Salzuflens or (optionally with an article) Bad Salzuflen)

Bad Salzuflens (genitive)
Bad Salzuflen (genitive with-article)
Salzuflen (alternative)
Saltzufeln (alternative)
Saltzuffeln (alternative)
Saltzufflen (alternative)
Saltzufeln (alternative)
Salzuffeln (alternative)

Bad Salzuffeln. Eigentlich und korrekt heißt es Bad Salzuflen. Aber alle sagten Bad Salzuffeln, sogar die Nachrichtensprecher im Radio. Bad Salzuffeln im lippischen Bergland. Dort wurde ich im März 1956 gezeugt.

2019 September 23, Werner Klockow, Trotzdem schade, dass die Jugend vorbei ist, BoD, page 74:

Bad Salzuffeln. Technically it’s Bad Salzuflen. But all said Bad Salzuffeln, even the newsspeakers in the radio. Bad Salzuffeln in the Lippe mountains. That’s where I was begotten in March 1956.

a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany


Salzwedel

Salzwedel n (proper noun, genitive Salzwedels or (optionally with an article) Salzwedel)

Salzwedels (genitive)
Salzwedel (genitive with-article)
Salzwedel (definite nominative singular)
Salzwedels (definite genitive singular)
Salzwedel (definite genitive singular with-article)
Salzwedel (dative definite singular)
Salzwedel (accusative definite singular)

Altmarkkreis Salzwedel
Altmarkkreis Salzwedel#German

a town, the administrative seat of Altmarkkreis Salzwedel district, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany


Wertheim

Wertheim n (proper noun, genitive Wertheims or (optionally with an article) Wertheim)

Wertheims (genitive)
Wertheim (genitive with-article)
Wertheim (definite nominative singular)
Wertheims (definite genitive singular)
Wertheim (definite genitive singular with-article)
Wertheim (dative definite singular)
Wertheim (accusative definite singular)

By surface analysis, Wert (“worth, value”) + Heim (“home”).
The old town is situated at the confluence of the rivers Tauber and Main.
The first element of the name is assumed to be related to terms like Werder, Werth, Wörth, referring to a river island.

surf

a town in Main-Tauber-Kreis district, Baden-Württemberg, Germany


Hameln

de-proper noun

Hameln n (proper noun, genitive Hamelns or (optionally with an article) Hameln)

Hamelns (genitive)
Hameln (genitive with-article)

From Old Saxon Hamela, Hameloa, a compound whose second element is lōh (“clearing, meadow”) (compare modern High German Loh (“grove”)).

Hamelin (a town, the administrative seat of Hameln-Pyrmont district, Lower Saxony, Germany)


Hillesheim

Hillesheim n (proper noun, genitive Hillesheims or (optionally with an article) Hillesheim)

Hillesheims (genitive)
Hillesheim (genitive with-article)
Hillesheim (definite nominative singular)
Hillesheims (definite genitive singular)
Hillesheim (definite genitive singular with-article)
Hillesheim (dative definite singular)
Hillesheim (accusative definite singular)

Hillesheim (a town in Vulkaneifel district, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany)


Breisach

Breisach n (proper noun, genitive Breisachs or (optionally with an article) Breisach)

Breisachs (genitive)
Breisach (genitive with-article)
Breisach (definite nominative singular)
Breisachs (definite genitive singular)
Breisach (definite genitive singular with-article)
Breisach (dative definite singular)
Breisach (accusative definite singular)

Breisach (a town in western Baden-Württemberg, Germany)


Kleve

Kleve n (proper noun, genitive Kleves or (optionally with an article) Kleve)

Kleves (genitive)
Kleve (genitive with-article)
Kleve (definite nominative singular)
Kleves (definite genitive singular)
Kleve (definite genitive singular with-article)
Kleve (dative definite singular)
Kleve (accusative definite singular)
Cleve (alternative obsolete)

From Middle High German Cleve, Clive, from Old High German Cliva. The form with -e- follows the local Middle Dutch clēve. Related with Kliff (“cliff”). At a mere 100 m ASL, the town is nevertheless one of the highest points of the region.

Kleve, Cleves (a town and rural district of Lower Rhine, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)


Dassow

Dassow n (proper noun, genitive Dassows or (optionally with an article) Dassow)

Dassows (genitive)
Dassow (genitive with-article)
Dassow (definite nominative singular)
Dassows (definite genitive singular)
Dassow (definite genitive singular with-article)
Dassow (dative definite singular)
Dassow (accusative definite singular)

Dassow (a town in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany)


Oppenheim

Oppenheim n (proper noun, genitive Oppenheims or (optionally with an article) Oppenheim)

Oppenheims (genitive)
Oppenheim (genitive with-article)
Oppenheim (definite nominative singular)
Oppenheims (definite genitive singular)
Oppenheim (definite genitive singular with-article)
Oppenheim (dative definite singular)
Oppenheim (accusative definite singular)

First mentioned as Oppenheimer marca in 765. The second element is -heim, whereas the first is unclear. Perhaps derived from the given name Obbo.

Oppenheim (a town in Mainz-Bingen district, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany)


Hochheim am Main

Hochheim am Main n (proper noun, strong, genitive Hochheims am Main)

a town in Main-Taunus district, Hesse, Germany


Grevenbroich

Grevenbroich n (proper noun, genitive Grevenbroichs or (optionally with an article) Grevenbroich)

Grevenbroichs (genitive)
Grevenbroich (genitive with-article)
Grevenbroich (definite nominative singular)
Grevenbroichs (definite genitive singular)
Grevenbroich (definite genitive singular with-article)
Grevenbroich (dative definite singular)
Grevenbroich (accusative definite singular)

[ˌɡʁeːvn̩ˈbʁoːχ]

/ˈɡʁeːvn̩bʁɔʏ̯ç/

The latter part is -broich, Rhenish form of Bruch (“marshland”). The former is perhaps Graf (“count, earl”).


Ludwigslust

Ludwigslust n (proper noun, genitive Ludwigslusts or (optionally with an article) Ludwigslust)

Ludwigslusts (genitive)
Ludwigslust (genitive with-article)

From Ludwig + -s- + Lust (“pleasure”), after Christian Louis II.

a town in Ludwigslust-Parchim district, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern


Wittenberge

Wittenberge n (proper noun, genitive Wittenberges or (optionally with an article) Wittenberge)

Wittenberges (genitive)
Wittenberge (genitive with-article)
Wittenberge (definite nominative singular)
Wittenberges (definite genitive singular)
Wittenberge (definite genitive singular with-article)
Wittenberge (dative definite singular)
Wittenberge (accusative definite singular)

/vɪtn̩ˈbɛʁɡə/

Wittenberge (a town in western Brandenburg, Germany)


Pfarrkirchen

Pfarrkirchen n (proper noun, genitive Pfarrkirchens or (optionally with an article) Pfarrkirchen)

Pfarrkirchens (genitive)
Pfarrkirchen (genitive with-article)

[ˈp͡faʁˌkɪʁçn̩]

a town, the administrative seat of Rottal-Inn district, Lower Bavaria region, Bavaria


Marburg

Marburg n (proper noun, genitive Marburgs or (optionally with an article) Marburg)

Marburgs (genitive)
Marburg (genitive with-article)

/ˈmaːɐ̯ˌbʊʁk/

a town, the administrative seat of Marburg-Biedenkopf district, Hesse; former official name, Marburg an der Lahn


Lehrte

Lehrte n (proper noun, genitive Lehrtes or (optionally with an article) Lehrte)

Lehrtes (genitive)
Lehrte (genitive with-article)

Lehrte (a town in Hanover district, Lower Saxony, Germany)


Wunstorf

Wunstorf n (proper noun, genitive Wunstorfs or (optionally with an article) Wunstorf)

Wunstorfs (genitive)
Wunstorf (genitive with-article)
Wunstorf (definite nominative singular)
Wunstorfs (definite genitive singular)
Wunstorf (definite genitive singular with-article)
Wunstorf (dative definite singular)
Wunstorf (accusative definite singular)

Wunstorf (a town in Lower Saxony, Germany)


Langenhagen

Langenhagen n (proper noun, genitive Langenhagens or (optionally with an article) Langenhagen)

Langenhagens (genitive)
Langenhagen (genitive with-article)
Langenhagen (definite nominative singular)
Langenhagens (definite genitive singular)
Langenhagen (definite genitive singular with-article)
Langenhagen (dative definite singular)
Langenhagen (accusative definite singular)

From lang (“long”) + -en- + Hagen (“hedged enclosures”, dative plural).

af

a town in Hanover district, Lower Saxony, Germany


Lahnstein

de-proper noun

Lahnstein n (proper noun, genitive Lahnsteins or (optionally with an article) Lahnstein)

Lahnsteins (genitive)
Lahnstein (genitive with-article)
Lahnstein (definite nominative singular)
Lahnsteins (definite genitive singular)
Lahnstein (definite genitive singular with-article)
Lahnstein (dative definite singular)
Lahnstein (accusative definite singular)

Lahnstein (a town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany)


Warburg

Warburg n (proper noun, genitive Warburgs or (optionally with an article) Warburg)

Warburgs (genitive)
Warburg (genitive with-article)

[ˈvaːɐ̯bʊʁk]

Hansestadt Warburg
Hansestadt Warburg#English

a town in w:Kreis Höxter district, North Rhine-Westphalia; official name: Hansestadt Warburg


Gernsheim

Gernsheim n (proper noun, genitive Gernsheims or (optionally with an article) Gernsheim)

Gernsheims (genitive)
Gernsheim (genitive with-article)
Gernsheim (definite nominative singular)
Gernsheims (definite genitive singular)
Gernsheim (definite genitive singular with-article)
Gernsheim (dative definite singular)
Gernsheim (accusative definite singular)

[ˈɡɛʁnsˌhaɪ̯m]

First attested as Gernesheim in 830/850.

a town in Groß-Gerau district, Hesse, Germany


Donauwörth

Donauwörth n (proper noun, genitive Donauwörths or (optionally with an article) Donauwörth)

Donauwörths (genitive)
Donauwörth (genitive with-article)
Donauwörth (definite nominative singular)
Donauwörths (definite genitive singular)
Donauwörth (definite genitive singular with-article)
Donauwörth (dative definite singular)
Donauwörth (accusative definite singular)

/ˌdoːnaʊ̯ˈvøːɐ̯t/

a town, the administrative seat of Donau-Ries district, Swabia region, Bavaria


Meppen

Meppen n (proper noun, genitive Meppens or (optionally with an article) Meppen)

Meppens (genitive)
Meppen (genitive with-article)

a town, the administrative seat of Emsland district, Lower Saxony


Eisenbach

Eisenbach n (proper noun, genitive Eisenbachs or (optionally with an article) Eisenbach)

Eisenbachs (genitive)
Eisenbach (genitive with-article)
Eisenbach (definite nominative singular)
Eisenbachs (definite genitive singular)
Eisenbach (definite genitive singular with-article)
Eisenbach (dative definite singular)
Eisenbach (accusative definite singular)

Eisenbach (a town in Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald district, Baden-Württemberg, Germany)


Pappenheim

Pappenheim n (proper noun, genitive Pappenheims or (optionally with an article) Pappenheim)

Pappenheims (genitive)
Pappenheim (genitive with-article)


Neuwied

Neuwied n (proper noun, genitive Neuwieds or (optionally with an article) Neuwied)

Neuwieds (genitive)
Neuwied (genitive with-article)

From neu (“new”) plus the name of the nearby river Wied.

a town and rural district of Rhineland-Palatinate


Friedrichshafen

Friedrichshafen n (proper noun, genitive Friedrichshafens or (optionally with an article) Friedrichshafen)

Friedrichshafens (genitive)
Friedrichshafen (genitive with-article)
Friedrichshafen (definite nominative singular)
Friedrichshafens (definite genitive singular)
Friedrichshafen (definite genitive singular with-article)
Friedrichshafen (dative definite singular)
Friedrichshafen (accusative definite singular)

From Friedrich (“Frederick”) + -s- + Hafen (“harbor”), named after Frederick I of Württemberg.

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a town on Lake Constance, administrative seat of Bodenseekreis district, Baden-Württemberg


Dillenburg

de-proper noun

Dillenburg n (proper noun, genitive Dillenburgs or (optionally with an article) Dillenburg)

Dillenburgs (genitive)
Dillenburg (genitive with-article)
Dillenburg (definite nominative singular)
Dillenburgs (definite genitive singular)
Dillenburg (definite genitive singular with-article)
Dillenburg (dative definite singular)
Dillenburg (accusative definite singular)


Donaueschingen

Donaueschingen n (proper noun, genitive Donaueschingens or (optionally with an article) Donaueschingen)

Donaueschingens (genitive)
Donaueschingen (genitive with-article)
Donaueschingen (definite nominative singular)
Donaueschingens (definite genitive singular)
Donaueschingen (definite genitive singular with-article)
Donaueschingen (dative definite singular)
Donaueschingen (accusative definite singular)

/doːnaʊ̯ˈʔɛʃɪŋən/

First attested as Esginga in 889.
The first element Donau was added later to mark the place near which the confluence of the two sources of the river Danube is located.
By surface analysis, Donau + Eschingen.

Donaueschingen (a town in Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis district, in southern Baden-Württemberg, Germany)


Offenburg

Offenburg n (proper noun, genitive Offenburgs or (optionally with an article) Offenburg)

Offenburgs (genitive)
Offenburg (genitive with-article)

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From Old High German burg (castle, fortification) with an unclear first element, possibly a given name.

der

a town, the administrative seat of Ortenaukreis district, Baden-Württemberg