"Xanten" meaning in German

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈksan.tən/ Audio: De-Xanten.ogg Forms: Xantens [genitive], Xanten [genitive, with-article]
Etymology: From Middle High German Sante(n), from Latin Sanctos (literally “(at) the saints”). The spelling with initial X- first appears in Latin texts of the 10th century. One theory links it with Ancient Greek Ξάνθος (Xánthos), the gods’ name for the Scamander river near Troy according to the Iliad. This theory is based on the fact that there was indeed a well-attested mediaeval legend equating Xanten with Troy. The inherited local pronunciation is Santen /ˈsan.tən/, but it has now been widely displaced by the spelling pronunciation. Xanten is the only German locality in X- (though there are a few Bavarian ones in Gs-, also pronounced with /ks/). Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|Santen|Sante(n)}} Middle High German Sante(n), {{der|de|la|Sanctos|lit=(at) the saints}} Latin Sanctos (literally “(at) the saints”), {{der|de|grc|Ξάνθος}} Ancient Greek Ξάνθος (Xánthos), {{spelling pronunciation|de|nocap=1}} spelling pronunciation Head templates: {{de-proper noun|toponym}} Xanten n (proper noun, genitive Xantens or (optionally with an article) Xanten)
  1. Xanten (a town in Lower Rhine, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany) Wikipedia link: Iliad, Karamenderes River, de:Xanten Tags: neuter, proper-noun Categories (place): Places in Germany, Places in North Rhine-Westphalia, Towns in Germany, Towns in North Rhine-Westphalia Synonyms: Santen [obsolete]

Alternative forms

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