"Korbach" meaning in German

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈkɔʁbax/ Audio: De-Korbach.ogg
Etymology: Partial calque of Old Saxon Curbecki, where beki (“brook”) is equivalent to German Bach and the element cur- is of obscure origin. Etymology templates: {{pcal|de|osx|Curbecki}} Partial calque of Old Saxon Curbecki, {{m+|de|Bach}} German Bach, {{unknown|de|of obscure origin}} of obscure origin Head templates: {{de-proper noun|toponym}} Korbach n (proper noun, genitive Korbachs or (optionally with an article) Korbach) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|toponym}} Forms: Korbachs [genitive], Korbach [genitive, with-article], neuter [table-tags], Korbach [definite, nominative, singular], Korbachs [definite, genitive, singular], Korbach [definite, genitive, singular, with-article], Korbach [dative, definite, singular], Korbach [accusative, definite, singular], Corbach [alternative]
  1. a town, the administrative seat of Waldeck-Frankenberg district, Hesse Tags: neuter, proper-noun Categories (place): Places in Germany, Places in Hesse, Germany, Towns in Germany, Towns in Hesse, Germany Derived forms: Korbacherin, Korbacher

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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