"Luzern" meaning in German

See Luzern in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [luˈt͡sɛʁn] Audio: De-Luzern2.ogg [Germany, Berlin], De-Luzern.ogg [Switzerland] Forms: Luzerns [genitive], Luzern [genitive, with-article], LU [alternative], Lutzern [alternative, obsolete]
Rhymes: -ɛʁn Head templates: {{de-proper noun|toponym}} Luzern n (proper noun, genitive Luzerns or (optionally with an article) Luzern)
  1. Lucerne (a canton of Switzerland) Tags: neuter, proper-noun Categories (place): Cantons of Switzerland, Places in Switzerland Synonyms: Kanton Luzern
    Sense id: en-Luzern-de-name-sEAJKqR7
  2. Lucerne (the capital city of Luzern canton, Switzerland) Tags: neuter, proper-noun Categories (place): Cantonal capitals of Switzerland, Cities in Switzerland, Places in Switzerland Derived forms: Luzerner, Luzernerin, luzernisch
    Sense id: en-Luzern-de-name-1kEWWq0~ Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 88

Inflected forms

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    {
      "form": "Luzerns",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Luzern",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "with-article"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "LU",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Lutzern",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "toponym"
      },
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      "name": "de-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Cantons of Switzerland",
          "orig": "de:Cantons of Switzerland",
          "parents": [
            "Cantons",
            "Places"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Places in Switzerland",
          "orig": "de:Places in Switzerland",
          "parents": [
            "Places"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Lucerne (a canton of Switzerland)"
      ],
      "id": "en-Luzern-de-name-sEAJKqR7",
      "links": [
        [
          "Lucerne",
          "Lucerne#English"
        ],
        [
          "canton",
          "canton"
        ],
        [
          "Switzerland",
          "Switzerland#English"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Kanton Luzern"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "proper-noun"
      ]
    },
    {
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          "langcode": "de",
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        },
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        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
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          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "15 85",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "16 84",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "12 88",
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        }
      ],
      "derived": [
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          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "word": "Luzerner"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "word": "Luzernerin"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "word": "luzernisch"
        }
      ],
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        "Lucerne (the capital city of Luzern canton, Switzerland)"
      ],
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        [
          "Lucerne",
          "Lucerne#English"
        ],
        [
          "capital city",
          "capital city"
        ],
        [
          "Luzern",
          "Luzern#English"
        ],
        [
          "Switzerland",
          "Switzerland#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "proper-noun"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "[luˈt͡sɛʁn]"
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
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        "Berlin"
      ]
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      "tags": [
        "Switzerland"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛʁn"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "de:",
    "de:Kanton +"
  ],
  "word": "Luzern"
}
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    "German lemmas",
    "German neuter nouns",
    "German proper nouns",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:German/ɛʁn",
    "Rhymes:German/ɛʁn/2 syllables"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "Luzerner"
    },
    {
      "word": "Luzernerin"
    },
    {
      "word": "luzernisch"
    }
  ],
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      "form": "Luzerns",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Luzern",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "with-article"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "LU",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Lutzern",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "toponym"
      },
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      "name": "de-proper noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "name",
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        "de:Places in Switzerland"
      ],
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      ],
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        ],
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        ],
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          "Switzerland#English"
        ]
      ],
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        }
      ],
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        "neuter",
        "proper-noun"
      ]
    },
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        "de:Places in Switzerland"
      ],
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      ],
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        [
          "Lucerne",
          "Lucerne#English"
        ],
        [
          "capital city",
          "capital city"
        ],
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          "Luzern",
          "Luzern#English"
        ],
        [
          "Switzerland",
          "Switzerland#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "proper-noun"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[luˈt͡sɛʁn]"
    },
    {
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cc/De-Luzern2.ogg",
      "tags": [
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        "Berlin"
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/11/De-Luzern.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Switzerland"
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    },
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      "rhymes": "-ɛʁn"
    }
  ],
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  ],
  "word": "Luzern"
}

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