"Westfalen" meaning in German

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Proper name

IPA: /vɛstˈfaːlən/ Forms: Westfalens [genitive], Westfalen [genitive, with-article]
Etymology: The first component of the name is from Proto-Germanic *westrą (“west”), the second component maybe comes from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- (“flat, field”), the same root as Feld. The name Westfalai m pl was first mentioned in the Franconian Imperial Annals of 775 as the name of a subtribe of the Saxons (Saxones m pl). (Two other Saxon subtribes mentioned in the same source were Angrarii m pl and Austreleudi Saxones.) In the 10th century, there was also the placename pagus Westfalon m (“district/region Westfalon”). Etymology templates: {{wp|lang=de}}, {{root|de|ine-pro|*pleh₂-}}, {{der|de|gem-pro|*westrą||west}} Proto-Germanic *westrą (“west”), {{der|de|ine-pro|*pleh₂-||flat, field}} Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- (“flat, field”), {{m|de|Feld}} Feld, {{m|la|Westfalai|g=m-p}} Westfalai m pl, {{m|la|Saxones|g=m-p}} Saxones m pl, {{m|la|Angrarii|g=m-p}} Angrarii m pl, {{m|la|Austreleudi Saxones}} Austreleudi Saxones, {{m|la|pagus Westfalon||district/region Westfalon|g=m}} pagus Westfalon m (“district/region Westfalon”) Head templates: {{de-proper noun|toponym}} Westfalen n (proper noun, genitive Westfalens or (optionally with an article) Westfalen)
  1. Westphalia (a region in northwestern Germany) Tags: neuter, proper-noun Categories (place): Places in Germany Meronyms: Münsterland, Paderborn, Sauerland
    Sense id: en-Westfalen-de-name-34NQZuoL Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 69 20 10 Derived forms: Fußball-Oberliga Westfalen, Fußball-Westfalenliga, Herzogtum Westfalen, Königreich Westfalen, Königreich Westphalen, Kraftwerk Westfalen, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Oberliga Westfalen, Ostwestfalen, Ostwestfalen-Lippe, Provinz Westfalen, SMS Westfalen, Westfalen-Kaserne, Westfalen-Lippe, Westfalen-Tankstelle, Westfalengas, Westfalengau, Westfalenkaserne, Westfalenliga, Westfalenpferd, Westfalentankstelle Related terms: Ostfale, Ostfalen, Ostfalengau, ostfälisch, Ostfälisch, Westfal, Westfale, westfälisch, Westfälisch, Westfalium, Westfall, Westpfahl, Westphal, Westphalium
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Westphalen
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Etymology: Inflected forms. Head templates: {{head|de|noun|g=m}} Westfalen m
  1. inflection of Westfale:
    accusative/genitive/dative singular
    Tags: accusative, dative, form-of, genitive, masculine, singular
    Sense id: en-Westfalen-de-noun-753wK9eq
  2. inflection of Westfale:
    plural
    Tags: form-of, masculine, plural
    Sense id: en-Westfalen-de-noun-MPKScND8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Westphalen
Etymology number: 2

Download JSON data for Westfalen meaning in German (4.6kB)

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