"Siebenbürgen" meaning in German

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Proper name

IPA: /ˌziːbənˈbʏʁɡən/ Audio: De-Siebenbürgen.ogg Forms: Siebenbürgens [genitive], Siebenbürgen [genitive, with-article], neuter [table-tags], Siebenbürgen [definite, nominative, singular], Siebenbürgens [definite, genitive, singular], Siebenbürgen [definite, genitive, singular, with-article], Siebenbürgen [dative, definite, singular], Siebenbürgen [accusative, definite, singular]
Etymology: From sieben (“seven”) + Burg (“fortress”), literally “[in] seven fortresses”. Etymology templates: {{af|de|sieben|Burg|lit=􂀿in􂁀 seven fortresses|t1=seven|t2=fortress}} sieben (“seven”) + Burg (“fortress”), literally “[in] seven fortresses” Head templates: {{de-proper noun|toponym}} Siebenbürgen n (proper noun, genitive Siebenbürgens or (optionally with an article) Siebenbürgen) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|toponym}}
  1. Transylvania (a historical region in western Romania) Wikipedia link: de:Siebenbürgen Tags: neuter, proper-noun Categories (place): Places in Romania Synonyms: Transsilvanien Derived forms: siebenbürgisch Derived forms (Siebenbürger, Siebenbürgener): Siebenbürgerin

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "sieben",
        "3": "Burg",
        "lit": "􂀿in􂁀 seven fortresses",
        "t1": "seven",
        "t2": "fortress"
      },
      "expansion": "sieben (“seven”) + Burg (“fortress”), literally “[in] seven fortresses”",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From sieben (“seven”) + Burg (“fortress”), literally “[in] seven fortresses”.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Siebenbürgens",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Siebenbürgen",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "with-article"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "neuter",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Siebenbürgen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Siebenbürgens",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Siebenbürgen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular",
        "with-article"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Siebenbürgen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Siebenbürgen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "toponym"
      },
      "expansion": "Siebenbürgen n (proper noun, genitive Siebenbürgens or (optionally with an article) Siebenbürgen)",
      "name": "de-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "toponym"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Geographic and cultural areas of Romania",
          "orig": "de:Geographic and cultural areas of Romania",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Places in Romania",
          "orig": "de:Places in Romania",
          "parents": [
            "Places"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "sense": "Siebenbürger, Siebenbürgener",
          "word": "Siebenbürgerin"
        },
        {
          "word": "siebenbürgisch"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Transylvania (a historical region in western Romania)"
      ],
      "id": "en-Siebenbürgen-de-name-pRPdi7IM",
      "links": [
        [
          "Transylvania",
          "Transylvania#English:_Q39473"
        ],
        [
          "Romania",
          "Romania#English"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Transsilvanien"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "proper-noun"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "de:Siebenbürgen"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˌziːbənˈbʏʁɡən/"
    },
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    }
  ],
  "word": "Siebenbürgen"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "sense": "Siebenbürger, Siebenbürgener",
      "word": "Siebenbürgerin"
    },
    {
      "word": "siebenbürgisch"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "sieben",
        "3": "Burg",
        "lit": "􂀿in􂁀 seven fortresses",
        "t1": "seven",
        "t2": "fortress"
      },
      "expansion": "sieben (“seven”) + Burg (“fortress”), literally “[in] seven fortresses”",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From sieben (“seven”) + Burg (“fortress”), literally “[in] seven fortresses”.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Siebenbürgens",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Siebenbürgen",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "with-article"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "neuter",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Siebenbürgen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Siebenbürgens",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Siebenbürgen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular",
        "with-article"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Siebenbürgen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Siebenbürgen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "toponym"
      },
      "expansion": "Siebenbürgen n (proper noun, genitive Siebenbürgens or (optionally with an article) Siebenbürgen)",
      "name": "de-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "toponym"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "German compound terms",
        "German entries with incorrect language header",
        "German lemmas",
        "German neuter nouns",
        "German proper nouns",
        "German uncountable nouns",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "de:Geographic and cultural areas of Romania",
        "de:Places in Romania"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Transylvania (a historical region in western Romania)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Transylvania",
          "Transylvania#English:_Q39473"
        ],
        [
          "Romania",
          "Romania#English"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Transsilvanien"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "proper-noun"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "de:Siebenbürgen"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌziːbənˈbʏʁɡən/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Siebenbürgen.ogg",
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    }
  ],
  "word": "Siebenbürgen"
}

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