"Uppsala" meaning in German

See Uppsala in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

Forms: uppsala [alternative]
Etymology: Blend of ups (“oops”) + hoppala (“oops”), influenced by the Swedish city. Etymology templates: {{blend|de|ups|hoppala|t1=oops|t2=oops}} Blend of ups (“oops”) + hoppala (“oops”) Head templates: {{head|de|interjection}} Uppsala
  1. (humorous) oopsy-daisy, oh dear. Tags: humorous
    Sense id: en-Uppsala-de-intj-XUcnT~ZS Categories (other): Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries, German blends, German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 45 7 48 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 39 5 56 0 Disambiguation of German blends: 93 7 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 99 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Proper name

Forms: Uppsalas [genitive], neuter [table-tags], Uppsala [definite, nominative, singular], Uppsalas [definite, genitive, singular], Uppsala [definite, genitive, singular, with-article], Uppsala [dative, definite, singular], Uppsala [accusative, definite, singular]
Etymology: Borrowed from Swedish Uppsala, from Old Norse Uppsalir (literally “upper halls, upper dwellings”), from upp (“up”) + salir (“halls, rooms”, plural of salr). Etymology templates: {{bor+|de|sv|Uppsala}} Borrowed from Swedish Uppsala, {{der|de|non|Uppsalir|lit=upper halls, upper dwellings}} Old Norse Uppsalir (literally “upper halls, upper dwellings”), {{com|non|upp|salir|nocat=1|pos2=plural of <i class="Latn mention" lang="non">salr</i>|t1=up|t2=halls, rooms}} upp (“up”) + salir (“halls, rooms”, plural of salr) Head templates: {{de-proper noun|n}} Uppsala n (proper noun, strong, genitive Uppsalas) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|toponym}}
  1. Uppsala (a city in eastern central Sweden) Tags: neuter, proper-noun, strong Categories (place): Cities in Sweden, Places in Sweden Derived forms: Uppsalaerin, Uppsalaer
    Sense id: en-Uppsala-de-name-veJnkGQa
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Alternative forms

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