"Hamburg" meaning in German

See Hamburg in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈhambʊʁk/, [ˈhambʊɪ̯ç] (note: locally) Audio: De-Hamburg.ogg , De-Hamburg2.ogg , GeoTrinity Hamburch.ogg Forms: Hamburgs [genitive], Hamburg [genitive, with-article]
Etymology: From the name of a fortress in the area, Hammaburg, first element of uncertain origin (possibly Old High German Hamme (“bend, angle”)) + -burg (“castle”). Etymology templates: {{der|de|goh|Hamme||bend, angle}} Old High German Hamme (“bend, angle”) Head templates: {{de-proper noun|toponym}} Hamburg n (proper noun, genitive Hamburgs or (optionally with an article) Hamburg)
  1. Hamburg (the second-largest city in and simultaneously a state of Germany) Wikipedia link: de:Hamburg Tags: neuter, proper-noun Categories (place): Cities in Germany, Hamburg, Places in Germany, States of Germany Derived forms: hamburgisch Derived forms (Hamburger): Hamburger Schule [feminine] Related terms: hamburgerisch, Flächenländer: Baden-Württemberg · Bayern · Brandenburg · Hessen · Niedersachsen · Mecklenburg-Vorpommern · Nordrhein-Westfalen · Rheinland-Pfalz · Saarland · Sachsen · Sachsen-Anhalt · Schleswig-Holstein · Thüringen, Berlin · Bremen · Hamburg
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Download raw JSONL data for Hamburg meaning in German (2.5kB)

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