"Pfalz" meaning in German

See Pfalz in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [p͡falt͡s], /fal(t)s/ Audio: De-Pfalz.ogg Forms: die Pfalz [canonical, feminine], der Pfalz [definite, genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Pfalz [nominative, singular], Pfalz [genitive, singular], Pfalz [dative, singular], Pfalz [accusative, singular], Pfaltz [alternative, obsolete]
Etymology: From Old High German pfalinza, borrowed from Medieval Latin palātium. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|goh|pfalinza}} Old High German pfalinza, {{der|de|la-med|palātium}} Medieval Latin palātium Head templates: {{de-proper noun|f.article}} die Pfalz f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Pfalz) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f.sg}}
  1. Palatinate (a region in southern Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany) Tags: definite, proper-noun, usually Categories (place): Places in Germany, Places in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Regions of Germany Derived forms: Pfälzerin, Pfälzer, Pfälzisch, pfälzisch
    Sense id: en-Pfalz-de-name-qcuOf-Kr Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Buildings and structures Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 59 41 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52 Disambiguation of Buildings and structures: 46 54 Hyponyms: Kurpfalz, Niederpfalz, Oberpfalz, Pfalz-Lützelstein, Pfalz-Neuburg, Pfalz-Zweibrücken, Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis, Rheinpfalz, Südwestpfalz, Unterpfalz, Vorderpfalz

Noun

IPA: [p͡falt͡s], /fal(t)s/ Audio: De-Pfalz.ogg
Etymology: From Old High German pfalinza, borrowed from Medieval Latin palātium. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|goh|pfalinza}} Old High German pfalinza, {{der|de|la-med|palātium}} Medieval Latin palātium Head templates: {{de-noun|f}} Pfalz f (genitive Pfalz, plural Pfalzen) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Pfalz [genitive], Pfalzen [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Pfalz [nominative, singular], Pfalzen [definite, nominative, plural], Pfalz [genitive, singular], Pfalzen [definite, genitive, plural], Pfalz [dative, singular], Pfalzen [dative, definite, plural], Pfalz [accusative, singular], Pfalzen [accusative, definite, plural], Pfaltz [alternative, obsolete]
  1. (historical) palace (of certain mediaeval emperors and kings) Tags: feminine, historical Hyponyms: Kaiserpfalz, Königspfalz Derived forms: Pfalzel Related terms: Pfalzgrafschaft, Pfalzgraf, Pfalzkapelle, Pfalzstadt
    Sense id: en-Pfalz-de-noun-gAyvJZh3 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries, Buildings and structures Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52 Disambiguation of Buildings and structures: 46 54

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    },
    {
      "word": "Unterpfalz"
    },
    {
      "word": "Vorderpfalz"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f.sg"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "German terms with usage examples",
        "de:Places in Germany",
        "de:Places in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany",
        "de:Regions of Germany"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              18,
              23
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              13,
              23
            ]
          ],
          "english": "I'm from the Palatinate.",
          "text": "Ich komme aus der Pfalz.",
          "translation": "I'm from the Palatinate.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Palatinate (a region in southern Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Palatinate",
          "Palatinate#English"
        ],
        [
          "region",
          "region"
        ],
        [
          "Rhineland-Palatinate",
          "Rhineland-Palatinate#English"
        ],
        [
          "Germany",
          "Germany#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "proper-noun",
        "usually"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[p͡falt͡s]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fal(t)s/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Pfalz.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/2f/De-Pfalz.ogg/De-Pfalz.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2f/De-Pfalz.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Pfalz"
}

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