Grete

a diminutive of the female given name Margarete


Margret

de-proper noun

Margret f (proper noun, genitive Margrets or (with an article) Margret)

[ˈmaʁˌɡʁeːt]

a female given name, variant of Margarete, equivalent to English Margaret


Grethe

a diminutive of the female given name Margarethe


Margareta

Latinate variant of Margarete (“Margaret”).


Margit

From Hungarian, Norwegian and Swedish Margit.


Bettina

a female given name used in Germany since the eighteenth century, originally short form of Elisabettina, an Italian diminutive of Elizabeth


Elly

a diminutive of the female given names Elisabeth or Eleanor


Lisbeth

Lisbeth f (proper noun, genitive Lisbeths or Lisbeth or Lisbethens, plural Lisbeths)

Lisbeths (genitive)
Lisbeth (genitive)
Lisbethens (genitive)
Lisbeths (plural)
Lisbeth (nominative singular)
Lisbeths (definite nominative plural)
Lisbeths (genitive singular)
Lisbeth (genitive singular)
Lisbethens (genitive singular)
Lisbeths (definite genitive plural)
Lisbeth (dative singular)
Lisbeths (dative definite plural)
Lisbeth (accusative singular)
Lisbeths (accusative definite plural)

… das einzige Kind der armen Lisbeth! … Der Kerl gab mir ein schönes Gebot auf Lisbeth, …

1853, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Hugo Rudolph Hutten, transl., Oheim Tom's Hütte oder Das Leben bei den Niedrigen, page 13&21

Lisbeth stund für einen Augenblick still, … als Lisbethens süße und volle Stimme zu ihren Ohren kam.


Jugoslawien

Jugoslawien n (proper noun, genitive Jugoslawiens or (optionally with an article) Jugoslawien)

Jugoslawiens (genitive)
Jugoslawien (genitive with-article)

Sozialistische Föderative Republik Jugoslawien

Yugoslavia (a former country in Southern Europe)


Elli

a diminutive of the female given name Elisabeth


Isaias

Alternative form of Jesaja (“the biblical character Isaiah”)


Ahaus

Ahaus n (proper noun, genitive Ahaus' or (with an article) Ahaus)

North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia#English

Ahaus (a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)


Gütersloh

Gütersloh n (proper noun, genitive Güterslohs or (optionally with an article) Gütersloh)

Güterslohs (genitive)
Gütersloh (genitive with-article)

From a Low German form of Günther + Old Saxon lōh (“clearing, meadow”) (modern High German Loh (“grove”))

Gütersloh (a city and rural district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)


Ahlen

Ahlen n (proper noun, genitive Ahlens or (optionally with an article) Ahlen)

Ahlens (genitive)
Ahlen (genitive with-article)

Ahlen (a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)


Lieselotte

Liese + Lotte, shortened from Elisabeth + Charlotte.


Ilse

a diminutive of the female given name Elisabeth, popular in the 1920s and 1930s


Isabell

A 20th century spelling variant of Isabel and Isabelle.


Liselotte

a female given name, a less common variant of Lieselotte


Lili

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Vom Berge
Wenn ich, liebe Lili, dich nicht liebte,
Welche Wonne gäb’ mir dieser Blick!
Und doch wenn ich, Lili, dich nicht liebte,
Fänd’ ich hier und fänd’ ich dort mein Glück?

(please add an English translation of this quotation)

a diminutive of the female given names Elisabeth or Emily


Karibik

die Karibik f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Karibik)

die Karibik (canonical feminine)
der Karibik (definite genitive)


Benedikt

Benedikt m (proper noun, strong, genitive Benedikts)

Borrowed from Late Latin Benedictus, from Latin benedictus (“blessed”), perfect passive participle of benedīcō (“I speak well of, bless, praise”), from bene (“well”) + dīcō (“I speak”).

a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Benedict


Swen

Swen m (proper noun, strong, genitive Swens, plural Swene or Swens)

Swens (genitive)
Swene (plural)
Swens (plural)
Swen (nominative singular)
Swene (definite nominative plural)
Swens (definite nominative plural)
Swens (genitive singular)
Swene (definite genitive plural)
Swens (definite genitive plural)
Swen (dative singular)
Swenen (dative definite plural)
Swens (dative definite plural)
Swen (accusative singular)
Swene (accusative definite plural)
Swens (accusative definite plural)


Bienewitz

Bienewitz m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Bienewitz' or (with an article) Bienewitz, feminine genitive Bienewitz, plural Bienewitz or Bienewitzes or Bienewitzens)

Bienewitz' (genitive masculine)
Bienewitz (genitive masculine)
Bienewitz (feminine genitive)
Bienewitz (plural)
Bienewitzes (plural)
Bienewitzens (plural)

From the town of Bienowitz, or else a variant of Bennewitz from places called Bennewitz.

a surname transferred from the place name


Apianus

Apianus m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Apianus' or (with an article) Apianus, feminine genitive Apianus, plural Apianus or Apianusens)

Apianus' (genitive masculine)
Apianus (genitive masculine)
Apianus (feminine genitive)
Apianus (plural)
Apianusens (plural)

16th century, Latinisation of Bienewitz.


Cayenne

Cayenne n (proper noun, genitive Cayennes or (optionally with an article) Cayenne)

Cayennes (genitive)
Cayenne (genitive with-article)

Cayenne (the capital city of the French Guiana department)


Helene

Helene f (proper noun, genitive Helenes or (with an article) Helene)

a female given name, equivalent to English Helen


Magdalena

From Ancient Greek Μαγδαληνή (Magdalēnḗ, “woman from Magdala”).

der

a female given name, equivalent to English Magdalene


Ilona

de-proper noun

Ilona f (proper noun, genitive Ilonas or (with an article) Ilona)


Ketten

Ketten n (proper noun, genitive Kettens or (optionally with an article) Ketten)

Kettens (genitive)
Ketten (genitive with-article)

Chotyně (a village in the Czech Republic)


Hanne

a diminutive of the female given name Johanne, masculine equivalent Hannes


Nebelung

Nebelung m (proper noun, strong, genitive Nebelunges or Nebelungs, plural Nebelunge)

Nebelunges (genitive)
Nebelungs (genitive)
Nebelunge (plural)
Nebelung (nominative singular)
Nebelunge (definite nominative plural)
Nebelunges (genitive singular)
Nebelungs (genitive singular)
Nebelunge (definite genitive plural)
Nebelung (dative singular)
Nebelunge (dative singular)
Nebelungen (dative definite plural)
Nebelung (accusative singular)
Nebelunge (accusative definite plural)

Related to Nebel (“fog”) and nebeln (“grow foggy”).

(obsolete) November (eleventh month of the Gregorian calendar)


Laurens

a male given name, variant of Lorenz, equivalent to English Laurence


Ole

Borrowing from Norwegian and Danish Ole.


Meik

a male given name, a phonetic spelling variant of Mike


Christiane

a female given name, equivalent to English Christiana


Porsche

Porsche m (proper noun, strong, genitive Porsches)

English: Porsche

Hungarian: Porsche

desc

→ Chinese: → 波爾舍／波尔舍 (Bō'ěrshě) (transliteration)


Christa

Short form of Christiane and Christina. Popularized through 19th century German literature.


Jörn

a male given name from Danish Jørn, equivalent to English George


Jörg

de-proper noun

Jörg m (proper noun, strong, genitive Jörgs)


Christof

Christof m (proper noun, strong, genitive Christofs)

a male given name, a less common variant of Christoph, equivalent to English Christopher


Christel

Christel f (proper noun, genitive Christels or Christel, plural Christel or Christels)

Christels (genitive)
Christel (genitive)
Christel (plural)
Christels (plural)
Christel (nominative singular)
Christel (definite nominative plural)
Christels (definite nominative plural)
Christels (genitive singular)
Christel (definite genitive plural)
Christels (definite genitive plural)
Christel (dative singular)
Christeln (dative definite plural)
Christels (dative definite plural)
Christel (accusative singular)
Christel (accusative definite plural)
Christels (accusative definite plural)

Lise (zu Christeln.)
 Wer hat dir denn etwas zu Leide gethan?
 Christel (geht von ihr weg.)

1816, Deinhardstein, Dramatische Dichtungen, page 119:

… seine Schwester Chistel … es ist der Liebhaber der Christel, sein Vater aber will's nicht zugeben, daß sie sich nehmen, weil Christel ihm zu arm ist.

Gustav Mosen, Der Wale. Zweite Abtheilung, in: 1844, Die Grenzboten. Eine deutsche Revue für Politik, Literatur und öffentliches Leben, redigirt von J. Kuranda. Dritter Jahrgang. II. Semester. I. Band., p. 591

… Christels Untreue sei ja ein wahres Glück für ihn. Ohne sie würde er Christeln nimmermehr verlassen haben. … wenn er bedachte, daß die geliebte Christel nun auf ewig für ihn verloren sei, …

1846, Ludwig Storch, Was euch beliebt. Erzählungen. Erster Band, page 300&322

Diese Christel ist … vor einer Stunde in Christel's Wohnung …

a diminutive of the female given names Christine or Christiane


Christel

a diminutive of the male given name Christian


Christoph

Christoph m (proper noun, strong, genitive Christophs or (with an article) Christoph, plural Christophs or Christophe)

Christophs (genitive)
Christoph (genitive)
Christophs (plural)
Christophe (plural)
Christoph (nominative singular)
Christophs (definite nominative plural)
Christophe (definite nominative plural)
Christophs (genitive singular)
Christoph (genitive singular)
Christophs (definite genitive plural)
Christophe (definite genitive plural)
Christoph (dative singular)
Christophs (dative definite plural)
Christophen (dative definite plural)
Christoph (accusative singular)
Christophs (accusative definite plural)
Christophe (accusative definite plural)

Wie die beiden Christophe mit dem Petrarkameister zusammenhängen, so erklärte Dörnhöffer, wissen wir durchaus nicht, und in der Tat können hier nur Hypothesen die Stelle der Gewißheit vertreten.

1916, Hermann Flamm, “Der Bildhauer Hans Wydyz und seine vermutlichen verwandtschaftlichen Beziehungen zum Petrarkameister Hans Weidiz und dem Medailleur Christoph Widiz”, in Karl Koetschau, editor, Repertorium für Kunstwissenschaft, volume 38, Berlin, page 116:

a male given name, equivalent to English Christopher


Cäcilie

a female given name, equivalent to English Cecilia


Sofie

a female given name, variant of Sophie or Sophia


Georg

→ Estonian: Georg

desc

→ Chinese: → 格奧爾格／格奥尔格 (Gé'ào'ěrgé) (transliteration)

a male given name, equivalent to English George


Hermann

de-proper noun

Hermann m (proper noun, strong, genitive Hermanns)

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *harjaz + *mann- and corresponding to the common noun *harjamann- (“warrior”); equivalent to Heer (“army”) + Mann (“man”).

a male given name, equivalent to English Herman


Hermann

Hermann m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Hermanns or (with an article) Hermann, feminine genitive Hermann, plural Hermanns)

Hermanns (genitive masculine)
Hermann (genitive masculine)
Hermann (feminine genitive)
Hermanns (plural)

a surname transferred from the given name


Hermann

(colloquially in the surrounding region of OWL, with article) Clipping of Hermannsdenkmal.


Sonja

a female given name, equivalent to English Sonya


DWB

Initialism of Deutsches Wörterbuch; the largest dictionary of the German language.


Jenseits

18th-century nominalization of the adverb jenseits (“on that side”). Equivalent to jene (“that”) + Seite (“side”) + -s (adverbial suffix).

compound

a district of the German town of Tübingen


Venedig

de-proper noun

Venedig n (proper noun, genitive Venedigs or (optionally with an article) Venedig)

Venedigs (genitive)
Venedig (genitive with-article)

desc

البُنْدُقِيّة

→ Arabic: البُنْدُقِيّة (al-bunduqiyya)

From Middle High German Venēdige, Venēdje, from Venetian venedego (“Venetian”), from Latin veneticus.

Venice (the capital city of Veneto, Italy)

Venice (a metropolitan city of Veneto, Italy)


Greifswald

de-proper noun

Greifswald n (proper noun, genitive Greifswalds or (optionally with an article) Greifswald)

Greifswalds (genitive)
Greifswald (genitive with-article)

From Greif (“gryphon”) + -s- + Wald (“forest”), a calque of Low German Griepswold or its Middle Low German ancestor.

af

Greifswald (a town, the administrative seat of Vorpommern-Greifswald district, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern)


Heuler

de-proper noun

Heuler m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Heulers or (with an article) Heuler, feminine genitive Heuler, plural Heulers or Heuler)

Heulers (genitive masculine)
Heuler (genitive masculine)
Heuler (feminine genitive)
Heulers (plural)
Heuler (plural)


Heiko

a male given name from Low German, variant of Heinrich


Heike

a female given name from Low German or West Frisian, variant of Heinrike


Heinrich

Heinrich m (proper noun, strong, genitive Heinrichs)

From Old High German Heimrih, Haimirich (8th century), composed of heim (“home”) + -rih (“suffix for male names, originally a noun meaning king”); corresponds to Proto-West Germanic *Haimarīk, from Proto-Germanic *Haimarīks.
Cognate to English Henry (via French Henri), Dutch Hendrik, Danish Henrik.

a male given name, feminine equivalent Heike or Henny, equivalent to English Henry; diminutive forms Heiko, Heine, Heiner, Heinz, Hein


Heinrich

Heinrich m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Heinrichs or (with an article) Heinrich, feminine genitive Heinrich, plural Heinrichs)

Heinrichs (genitive masculine)
Heinrich (genitive masculine)
Heinrich (feminine genitive)
Heinrichs (plural)


Henny

a diminutive of the female given names Henriette or Johanna

a diminutive of the male given names Heinrich or Johannes


Syrien

Syrien n (proper noun, genitive Syriens or (optionally with an article) Syrien)

Syriens (genitive)
Syrien (genitive with-article)

Syria (a country in West Asia, in the Middle East)


Ulrike

Ulrike f (proper noun, genitive Ulrikes or Ulrike, plural Ulrikes)

Ulrikes (genitive)
Ulrike (genitive)
Ulrikes (plural)
Ulrike (nominative singular)
Ulrikes (definite nominative plural rare)
Ulrikes (genitive singular)
Ulrike (genitive singular)
Ulrikes (definite genitive plural rare)
Ulrike (dative singular)
Ulrikes (dative definite plural rare)
Ulrike (accusative singular)
Ulrikes (accusative definite plural rare)

a female given name, masculine equivalent Ulrich, equivalent to English Ulrica


Ulrich

Ulrich m (proper noun, strong, genitive Ulrichs)

From Old High German uodil (“heritage, homestead”) + rihhi (“ruler”). English sources also suggest Old English wulf (“wolf”) + ric (“ruler”).

der

a male given name, popular in Germany since the Middle Ages, equivalent to English Ulric, Danish Ulrik, Norwegian Ulrik, or Swedish Ulrik


Damaskus

de-proper noun

Damaskus n (proper noun, genitive Damaskus' or (with an article) Damaskus)

Damaskus' (genitive)
Damaskus (genitive)


Hendrik

Borrowed from Dutch Hendrik, as a variant of the standard German Heinrich.

a male given name from the Germanic languages


Mekka

Mekka n (proper noun, genitive Mekkas or (optionally with an article) Mekka)

Mekkas (genitive)
Mekka (genitive with-article)

Mecca (a large city in the Hejaz, Saudi Arabia, the holiest place in Islam)


Harri

A less common spelling of Harry, from English Harry.


Waldbröl

Waldbröl n (proper noun, genitive Waldbröls or (optionally with an article) Waldbröl)

Waldbröls (genitive)
Waldbröl (genitive with-article)

A town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany


Steffen

Steffen m (proper noun, strong, genitive Steffens)


Stephan

Stephan m (proper noun, strong, genitive Stephans)


Gardasee

der Gardasee m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Gardasees)

der Gardasee (canonical masculine)
des Gardasees (definite genitive)

Lake Garda (large lake in northern Italy)


Mensch ärgere Dich nicht

Serbo-Croatian:

desc

→ Latin script: čovječe ne ljuti se (calque), → Latin script: čoveče ne ljuti se (calque)

човјече не љути се

човече не љути се

→ Cyrillic script: човјече не љути се (calque), → Cyrillic script: човече не љути се (calque)

Mensch ärgere Dich nicht, a board game similar to Ludo.

Mensch ärgere Dich nicht
de:Mensch ärgere Dich nicht


Kreuzer

de-proper noun

Kreuzer m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Kreuzers or (with an article) Kreuzer, feminine genitive Kreuzer, plural Kreuzers or Kreuzer)

Kreuzers (genitive masculine)
Kreuzer (genitive masculine)
Kreuzer (feminine genitive)
Kreuzers (plural)
Kreuzer (plural)
Kreuzer (masculine nominative singular)
Kreuzer (feminine nominative singular)
Kreuzers (definite nominative plural)
Kreuzer (definite nominative plural)
Kreuzers (genitive masculine singular)
Kreuzer (genitive masculine singular)
Kreuzer (feminine genitive singular)
Kreuzers (definite genitive plural)
Kreuzer (definite genitive plural)
Kreuzer (dative masculine singular)
Kreuzer (dative feminine singular)
Kreuzers (dative definite plural)
Kreuzer (dative definite plural)
Kreuzer (accusative masculine singular)
Kreuzer (accusative feminine singular)
Kreuzers (accusative definite plural)
Kreuzer (accusative definite plural)


Josefine

a female given name from French Joséphine, masculine equivalent Josef


Jaqueline

head

Jaqueline f (genitive Jaquelines or Jaqueline)

Jaquelines (genitive)
Jaqueline (genitive)

a female given name, variant of Jacqueline


Serbisch

de-proper noun

Serbisch n (proper noun, language name, genitive Serbisch or Serbischs, alternative nominative (used with the definite article) Serbische, alternative genitive Serbischen, no plural)

Serbisch (genitive)
Serbischs (genitive)
Serbische (alternative nominative)
Serbischen (alternative genitive)


Ozeanien

Ozeanien n (proper noun, strong, genitive Ozeaniens)


Eurasien

Eurasien n (proper noun, genitive Eurasiens or (optionally with an article) Eurasien)

Eurasiens (genitive)
Eurasien (genitive with-article)

Eurasia (continental area comprising Europe and Asia)


Palazzo Kitschi

Respelling of Italian Palazzo Chigi, “kitsch palace”.

(derogatory, historical) the Haus der Deutschen Kunst (House of German Art, today “Haus der Kunst”) in Munich constructed by the Third Reich


Matthäus

Matthäus m (proper noun, strong, genitive Matthäus' or Matthäi)

Borrowed from Latin Matthaeus, from Ancient Greek Ματθαῖος (Matthaîos), from Aramaic מַתַּי (mattay).

(biblical) Matthew (apostle and evangelist, also short for his gospel)


Lotte

a diminutive of the female given name Charlotte


Kalle

Kalle m (proper noun, strong, genitive Kalles)

As a nickname probably a native variant of Karl. As an actual given name, however, reinforced by Swedish Kalle through Kalle Blomquist (Swedish Kalle Blomkvist, English Bill Bergson).

A male given name, predominantly a nickname for someone named Karl.


Carola

Carola f (proper noun, genitive Carolas or Carola, plural Carolas)

Carolas (genitive)
Carola (genitive)
Carolas (plural)
Carola (nominative singular)
Carolas (definite nominative plural rare)
Carolas (genitive singular)
Carola (genitive singular)
Carolas (definite genitive plural rare)
Carola (dative singular)
Carolas (dative definite plural rare)
Carola (accusative singular)
Carolas (accusative definite plural rare)

a female given name from Latin, masculine equivalent Carolus, Latin form of Karl (=Charles)


Bastian

a diminutive of the male given name Sebastian, equivalent to English Bastian


Bundesrepublik

de-noun

Bundesrepublik f (genitive Bundesrepublik, no plural)

From Bund (“federation (~= (federal)”) + -es- (interfix) + Republik (“republic”).

af

Federal Republic of Germany
Federal Republic of Germany


Melchior

a male given name, equivalent to English Melchior


Melchior

de-proper noun

Melchior m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Melchiors or (with an article) Melchior, feminine genitive Melchior, plural Melchiors)

Melchiors (genitive masculine)
Melchior (genitive masculine)
Melchior (feminine genitive)
Melchiors (plural)

a surname transferred from the given name


Kaleb

a male given name from Biblical Hebrew, of rare usage


Karoline

a female given name, variant of Caroline


Erich

Erich m (proper noun, strong, genitive Erichs)

a male given name from Old Norse, variant of Eric or Erik, feminine equivalent Erica or Erika, equivalent to English Eric


Carolin

head

Carolin f (genitive Carolins or Carolin)


Adidas

de-proper noun

Adidas n (proper noun, strong, genitive Adidas')

→ English: Adidas, → adidas

Named after the company founder Adolf „Adi“ Dassler.


Nils

a male given name from Swedish or Norwegian


Lina

Short form of Karolina and other names ending in -lina, used as a formal given name since the 19th century.


Nikolaus

Nikolaus m (proper noun, strong, genitive Nikolaus or Nikolaus')

Nikolaus (genitive)
Nikolaus' (genitive)

Borrowed from Latin Nīcolāus. Compare English Nicholas.

a figure, originally identical with the former and similar to the Anglo-Saxon Santa Claus, bringing children (small) presents during the night before the 6th of December

a male given name, equivalent to English Nicholas


Veronika

a female given name from Latin, equivalent to English Veronica


Niko

a diminutive of the female given names Nikola or Nicole, of rare usage.


Rudi

a diminutive of the male given name Rudolf, equivalent to English Rudy


Hundertjähriger Krieg

Hundertjähriger Krieg m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite nominative der Hundertjährige Krieg, definite genitive des Hundertjährigen Krieges or des Hundertjährigen Kriegs)

der Hundertjährige Krieg (definite nominative)
des Hundertjährigen Krieges (definite genitive)
des Hundertjährigen Kriegs (definite genitive)

hundertjährig (Hundert (“hundred”) + Jahr (“year”) + -ig) + Krieg (“war”)


Sonnenschein

de-proper noun

Sonnenschein m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Sonnenscheins or (with an article) Sonnenschein, feminine genitive Sonnenschein, plural Sonnenscheins)

Sonnenscheins (genitive masculine)
Sonnenschein (genitive masculine)
Sonnenschein (feminine genitive)
Sonnenscheins (plural)

English: Sonnenschein, Sonnenshine


Arne

a male given name from the Scandinavian languages, equivalent to German Arno


Stasi

die Stasi f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Stasi)

die Stasi (canonical feminine)
der Stasi (definite genitive)

From Ministerium für Staatssicherheit (“Ministry for State Security”).

Was der Staat heute über die Leute weiß, davon konnte die Stasi nur träumen.

The Stasi could only have dreamt to know as much about people as the government does today.


Timișoara

Timișoara n (proper noun, genitive Timișoaras or (optionally with an article) Timișoara)

Timișoaras (genitive)
Timișoara (genitive with-article)


Rudolf

Rudolf m (proper noun, strong, genitive Rudolfs)

From Middle High German Ruodolf, from Old High German *Hruodwolf, from Proto-West Germanic *Hrōþiwulf.

a male given name, equivalent to English Rudolph


Arno

Arno m (proper noun, strong, genitive Arnos, plural Arnos)

Arnos (genitive)
Arnos (plural)
Arno (nominative singular)
Arnos (definite nominative plural)
Arnos (genitive singular)
Arnos (definite genitive plural)
Arno (dative singular)
Arnos (dative definite plural)
Arno (accusative singular)
Arnos (accusative definite plural)

a diminutive of the male given name Arnold, also diminutive of other Germanic compound names beginning with Arn- "eagle"


Arno

der Arno m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Arno or des Arnos)

der Arno (canonical masculine)
des Arno (definite genitive)
des Arnos (definite genitive)
Arno (definite nominative singular)
Arno (definite genitive singular)
Arnos (definite genitive singular)
Arno (dative definite singular)
Arno (accusative definite singular)

Borrowed from Italian Arno, from Latin Arnus.


Tag der Deutschen Einheit

Tag der Deutschen Einheit m (proper noun, strong, genitive Tages der Deutschen Einheit or Tags der Deutschen Einheit)

Tages der Deutschen Einheit (genitive)
Tags der Deutschen Einheit (genitive)

/ˈtaːk dɛɐ̯ ˌdɔʏ̯t͡ʃən ˈaɪ̯nhaɪ̯t/

German Unity Day, the national holiday of the Federal Republic of Germany

(historical, 1954 – 1990) 17 June, the anniversary of the East German uprising of 1953

(since 1990) 3 October, the anniversary of German reunification in 1990


Elke

a diminutive of the female given name Adelheid, from Low German or West Frisian, popular in the mid-twentieth century


Adelheid

From Old High German Adalheidis (from adal (“noble”) + -heit (“nature, character”)), popularized by Adelaide of Italy, a 10th-century Frankish saint and wife of Otto the Great. Cognate to English Adelaide and Alice. Doublet of Alice.

a female given name from Old High German


Luise

a female given name, equivalent to English Louise


Romanik

Romanik f (proper noun, genitive Romanik)


Paulus

Paulus m (proper noun, strong, genitive Pauli or Paulus' or (with an article) Paulus)

Pauli (genitive)
Paulus' (genitive)
Paulus (genitive)

a male given name of rare usage, variant of Paul


Luisa

a female given name from Spanish Luisa or French Louisa


Heidemarie

a female given name, blend of Heide and Marie


Hippokrates

From Ancient Greek Ἱπποκράτης (Hippokrátēs) or Latin Hippocratēs


Bosporus

Bosporus m (proper noun, strong, genitive Bosporus)


Komoren

die Komoren f pl (proper noun, plural only, usually definite)

die Komoren (canonical feminine plural)
Komoren (definite nominative plural)
Komoren (definite genitive plural)
Komoren (dative definite plural)
Komoren (accusative definite plural)

Union of the Comoros
Union of the Comoros

Comoros (A country and group of islands in the Indian Ocean off the coast of East Africa)

Comoros (an archipelago consisting of the Union of the Comoros and the French overseas department of Mayotte)


Demokratische Republik Kongo

die Demokratische Republik Kongo f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Demokratischen Republik Kongo)

die Demokratische Republik Kongo (canonical feminine)
der Demokratischen Republik Kongo (definite genitive)

Democratic Republic of the Congo#English:_Q974

Democratic Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa)


Torben

a male given name recently borrowed from Danish Torben; variant form Thorben


Torsten

From Danish Torsten, from Old Norse Þorsteinn, the root of English Thurstan, from Þórr (“Thor”) + steinn (“stone”).

a male given name from Danish, popular in the 1960's and 1970's


Mauern

Mauern n (proper noun, genitive Mauerns or (optionally with an article) Mauern)

Mauerns (genitive)
Mauern (genitive with-article)


Helge

Helge m (proper noun, strong, genitive Helges or (only with an article) Helge, plural Helges)

Helges (genitive)
Helge (genitive)
Helges (plural)
Helge (nominative singular)
Helges (definite nominative plural)
Helges (genitive singular)
Helge (genitive singular)
Helges (definite genitive plural)
Helge (dative singular)
Helges (dative definite plural)
Helge (accusative singular)
Helges (accusative definite plural)


Helge

Helge f (proper noun, genitive Helges or (with an article) Helge, plural Helges)

a female given name of less common usage, variant of Helga


Nordrhein-Westfalen

Nordrhein-Westfalen n (proper noun, genitive Nordrhein-Westfalens or (optionally with an article) Nordrhein-Westfalen)

Nordrhein-Westfalens (genitive)
Nordrhein-Westfalen (genitive with-article)

North Rhine-Westphalia (a state in western Germany)

Flächenländer: Baden-Württemberg · Bayern · Brandenburg · Hessen · Niedersachsen · Mecklenburg-Vorpommern · Nordrhein-Westfalen · Rheinland-Pfalz · Saarland · Sachsen · Sachsen-Anhalt · Schleswig-Holstein · Thüringen


Sachsen-Anhalt

Sachsen-Anhalt n (proper noun, genitive Sachsen-Anhalts or (optionally with an article) Sachsen-Anhalt)

Sachsen-Anhalts (genitive)
Sachsen-Anhalt (genitive with-article)

Saxony-Anhalt (a state in central Germany)


Wahlen

Wahlen n (proper noun, genitive Wahlens or (optionally with an article) Wahlen)

Wahlens (genitive)
Wahlen (genitive with-article)


Wahlen

Wahlen m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Wahlens or (with an article) Wahlen, feminine genitive Wahlen, plural Wahlens or Wahlen)

Wahlens (genitive masculine)
Wahlen (genitive masculine)
Wahlen (feminine genitive)
Wahlens (plural)
Wahlen (plural)


Niedersachsen

Niedersachsen n (proper noun, genitive Niedersachsens or (optionally with an article) Niedersachsen)

Niedersachsens (genitive)
Niedersachsen (genitive with-article)

Lower Saxony (a state in northwest Germany)


Rheinland-Pfalz

Rheinland-Pfalz n (proper noun, genitive Rheinland-Pfalz' or (with an article) Rheinland-Pfalz)

Rheinland-Pfalz' (genitive)
Rheinland-Pfalz (genitive)

Rhineland-Palatinate (a state in western Germany)


Gouda

Gouda n (proper noun, genitive Goudas or (optionally with an article) Gouda)

Goudas (genitive)
Gouda (genitive with-article)
Gouda (definite nominative singular)
Goudas (definite genitive singular)
Gouda (definite genitive singular with-article)
Gouda (dative definite singular)
Gouda (accusative definite singular)

de:Gouda
de:Gouda (Käse)
de:Gouda (Niederlande)

Gouda (a city in South Holland, Netherlands)


Helga

a female given name from Old Norse Helga


Norderney

Norderney n (proper noun, genitive Norderneys or (optionally with an article) Norderney)

Norderneys (genitive)
Norderney (genitive with-article)
Norderney (definite nominative singular)
Norderneys (definite genitive singular)
Norderney (definite genitive singular with-article)
Norderney (dative definite singular)
Norderney (accusative definite singular)

East Frisian Islands
East Frisian Islands

an island in the Aurich district, Lower Saxony, one of the seven populated East Frisian Islands off the North Sea coast of Germany


Emely

a female given name, variant of Emilie or Amelie


Amalie

a female given name, equivalent to English Amelia; variant forms Amalia, Amelie


Leonhard

a male given name, equivalent to English Leonard


Trude

a diminutive of the female given name Gertrude


Gertrud

a female given name, equivalent to English Gertrude


Emilie

a female given name, equivalent to English Emily


Gerd

a diminutive of the male given name Gerhard

a diminutive of the female given name Gertrud


Gerhard

a male given name, equivalent to English Gerard


Gerda

From modern Scandinavian Gerda, from Old Norse Gerðr. By folk etymology sometimes interpreted as a female form of German Gerd or as a variant of Gertrud.


Emmy

a diminutive of the female given names Emilie or Emma


Lennart

From Swedish and Danish Lennart. A newer variant of the German Leonhard.


Barentssee

Barentssee f (proper noun, genitive Barentssee)


Elfriede

a female given name, equivalent to English Elfreda


Friederike

/ˌfʁiːdəˈʁiːkə/

/ˌfʁɪdəˈʁiːkə/

a female given name, masculine equivalent Friedrich


Waltraud

From the name of a seventh century saint, from Old High German waltan (“rule”) + *þruþi (“strength”).


Volker

Old High German folc (“folk”) (Proto-Germanic *fulką) + heri (“army”); cognate to Fulcher, an obsolete name used in England in the Middle Ages.


Wilfried

Wilfried m (proper noun, strong, genitive Wilfrieds)

a male given name, equivalent to English Wilfred


Thorwald

Thorwald m (proper noun, strong, genitive Thorwalds, plural Thorwalde or Thorwalds)

Thorwalds (genitive)
Thorwalde (plural)
Thorwalds (plural)
Thorwald (nominative singular)
Thorwalde (definite nominative plural)
Thorwalds (definite nominative plural)
Thorwalds (genitive singular)
Thorwalde (definite genitive plural)
Thorwalds (definite genitive plural)
Thorwald (dative singular)
Thorwalden (dative definite plural)
Thorwalds (dative definite plural)
Thorwald (accusative singular)
Thorwalde (accusative definite plural)
Thorwalds (accusative definite plural)


Veit

From Middle High German Vīt, from Latin Vitus.


Veit

Veit m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Veits or (with an article) Veit, feminine genitive Veit, plural Veits)

Veits (genitive masculine)
Veit (genitive masculine)
Veit (feminine genitive)
Veits (plural)


Rüdiger

From Middle High German Rüedeger, from Old High German Ruodigēr, from Proto-West Germanic *Hrōþigaiʀ, from Proto-Germanic *Hrōþigaizaz. Cognate with English Hrothgar and Roger.

a male given name, equivalent to English Roger


Sibylle

Latin Sibylla, from Ancient Greek Σίβυλλα (Síbulla).

a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Sibyl


Egon

Variant of Egino, diminutive of Germanic compound names beginning with the element Egin-, from *agi (“awe”), later merged with Old High German ekka (“sharp point”) (from *aggju). Popular during the first half of the 20th century.


Beatrix

a female given name, equivalent to English Beatrix, Beatrice


Ralf

Borrowed from English Ralph in the nineteenth century.


Horst

Horst m (proper noun, strong, genitive Horsts)

Uncertain. Possibly related to the common noun (etymology 1). First used in an 18th-century play, taken into regular use in the 19th century, popular after 1920, now rare for a child. Compare etymology 3.


Dagmar

a female given name from Danish, of 19th century origin


Einsteins

inflection of Einstein:
genitive masculine singular


Oskar

Borrowed from English Oscar, from Middle Irish Oscar.


Astrid

Borrowed from modern Scandinavian (Swedish, Norwegian, Danish) Astrid.


Ingeburg

a female given name, a German variant of Ingeborg


Ingeborg

From Norwegian, Swedish and Danish Ingeborg in the 19th century.

a female given name, popular in the 1920's


Sigrid

Sigrid f (proper noun, genitive Sigrids or (with an article) Sigrid)

/ˈziːˌɡʁiːt/

Borrowed from Danish, Norwegian and Swedish Sigrid, ultimately from Old Norse Sigríðr.


Ingrid

Ingrid f (proper noun, genitive Ingrids or (with an article) Ingrid)

From Swedish, Norwegian and Danish Ingrid, from Old Norse Ingiríðr.


Eberhard

From Eber + hart; cognate to English Everett.


Ingolf

a male given name, equivalent to Danish Ingolf


Ingo

Ingo m (proper noun, strong, genitive Ingos or (with an article) Ingo)

Pet form of names in Ing-, chiefly Ingolf.


Kaufmann

Kaufmann m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Kaufmanns or (with an article) Kaufmann, feminine genitive Kaufmann, plural Kaufmanns)

Kaufmanns (genitive masculine)
Kaufmann (genitive masculine)
Kaufmann (feminine genitive)
Kaufmanns (plural)

Historically from Middle High German koufman, from Old High German koufman, from Proto-West Germanic *kaupamann, equivalent to kaufen + Mann.


Dieter

From Old High German thiot (“people”) + heri (“army”). Today also used as a diminutive of Dietrich.


Erna

Short form of Ernesta and Ernestina, Latinate feminine forms of Ernst.


Eleonore

a female given name, equivalent to English Eleanor


Leonore

a female given name, a shortened variant of Eleonore


Sabine

a female given name, popular in Germany from the 1950's to the 1970's


Eleonora

a female given name, variant of Eleonore, equivalent to English Eleanor


Ernst

a male given name, feminine equivalent Erna, equivalent to English Ernest


Dietrich

Dietrich m (proper noun, strong, genitive Dietrichs)

From Middle High German Dietrich, from Old High German Diotrih, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *Þeudarīks.

a male given name from Proto-Germanic, equivalent to English Derek


Dietrich

Dietrich m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Dietrichs or (with an article) Dietrich, feminine genitive Dietrich, plural Dietrichs)

Dietrichs (genitive masculine)
Dietrich (genitive masculine)
Dietrich (feminine genitive)
Dietrichs (plural)

a surname transferred from the given name


Tanja

Tanja f (proper noun, genitive Tanjas or Tanja, plural Tanjas)

Tanjas (genitive)
Tanja (genitive)
Tanjas (plural)
Tanja (nominative singular)
Tanjas (definite nominative plural)
Tanjas (genitive singular)
Tanja (genitive singular)
Tanjas (definite genitive plural)
Tanja (dative singular)
Tanjas (dative definite plural)
Tanja (accusative singular)
Tanjas (accusative definite plural)

From Russian Таня (Tanja), diminutive of Татьяна (Tatʹjana), whence less common German Tatjana. Compare English Tania, Tanya, Tatiana.

a female given name, popular popular especially in the 1970s and 1980s


Zickefoose

Zickefoose m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Zickefooses or (with an article) Zickefoose, feminine genitive Zickefoose, plural Zickefooses or Zickefoose)

Zickefooses (genitive masculine)
Zickefoose (genitive masculine)
Zickefoose (feminine genitive)
Zickefooses (plural)
Zickefoose (plural)
Zickefoose (masculine nominative singular)
Zickefoose (feminine nominative singular)
Zickefooses (definite nominative plural)
Zickefoose (definite nominative plural)
Zickefooses (genitive masculine singular)
Zickefoose (genitive masculine singular)
Zickefoose (feminine genitive singular)
Zickefooses (definite genitive plural)
Zickefoose (definite genitive plural)
Zickefoose (dative masculine singular)
Zickefoose (dative feminine singular)
Zickefooses (dative definite plural)
Zickefoose (dative definite plural)
Zickefoose (accusative masculine singular)
Zickefoose (accusative feminine singular)
Zickefooses (accusative definite plural)
Zickefoose (accusative definite plural)

a rare surname transferred from the nickname


Roswitha

From the Germanic elements Proto-Germanic *hrōþiz (“fame”) and *swinþaz (“strong”), via Old Saxon as evidenced by the loss of -n-.

a female given name. Saint's name, also borne by a 10th century dramatist and poet


Uschi

Uschi f (proper noun, genitive Uschis or (with an article) Uschi)

Diminutive in -i of Uschel, Urschel, dialectal pronunciations of Ursel, Germanised form of Ursula.

Der Wolf wird GW950m genannt, das Pony der Uschi von der Leyen „Dolly“.

2022 December 17, “wortwechsel: Problemwolf trifft Lieblingspony”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN, page 22:

a diminutive of the female given name Ursula


Jochen

Jochen m (proper noun, strong, genitive Jochens)


Winzer

Winzer m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Winzers or (with an article) Winzer, feminine genitive Winzer, plural Winzers or Winzer)

Winzers (genitive masculine)
Winzer (genitive masculine)
Winzer (feminine genitive)
Winzers (plural)
Winzer (plural)

From Late Middle High German winzer, contraction of wīnzüre, wīnzürel, from Old High German wīnzuril, from Latin vīnitor. The forms in -l were enhanced with the Germanic suffix *-ilaz.


Adelgunde

From Old High German adal (“noble”) + gunt.

a female given name from Old High German


Adolfine

head

Adolfine f (genitive Adolfines or Adolfine)

Adolfines (genitive)
Adolfine (genitive)


Dietlinde

From Old High German thiot (“people”) + lind (“soft, tender”), from Proto-Germanic *þeudō (“people”) + Proto-Germanic *linþaz (“mild”).


Irmgard

de-proper noun

Irmgard f (proper noun, genitive Irmgard)

Name of an 11th century German saint, from Old High German irmin- (“all, strong”) + gard (“enclosure, protection”).

a female given name of formerly popular usage, equivalent to English Ermengarde


Tschad

der Tschad m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Tschad or des Tschads)

Tschad n (proper noun, genitive Tschads or (optionally with an article) Tschad)

der Tschad (canonical masculine)
des Tschad (definite genitive)
des Tschads (definite genitive)
Tschads (genitive)
Tschad (genitive with-article)
Tschad (definite nominative singular)
Tschad (definite genitive singular)
Tschads (definite genitive singular)
Tschad (dative definite singular)
Tschad (accusative definite singular)
Tschad (definite nominative singular)
Tschads (definite genitive singular)
Tschad (definite genitive singular with-article)
Tschad (dative definite singular)
Tschad (accusative definite singular)


Heuert

Heuert m (proper noun, strong, genitive Heuertes or Heuerts, plural Heuerte)

Heuertes (genitive)
Heuerts (genitive)
Heuerte (plural)
Heuert (nominative singular)
Heuerte (definite nominative plural)
Heuertes (genitive singular)
Heuerts (genitive singular)
Heuerte (definite genitive plural)
Heuert (dative singular)
Heuerte (dative singular)
Heuerten (dative definite plural)
Heuert (accusative singular)
Heuerte (accusative definite plural)

(archaic) July (seventh month of the Gregorian calendar)


Scheiding

Scheiding m (proper noun, strong, genitive Scheidings, plural Scheidinge)

Scheidings (genitive)
Scheidinge (plural)
Scheiding (nominative singular)
Scheidinge (definite nominative plural)
Scheidings (genitive singular)
Scheidinge (definite genitive plural)
Scheiding (dative singular)
Scheidingen (dative definite plural)
Scheiding (accusative singular)
Scheidinge (accusative definite plural)

From scheiden (“to part, divide, separate”).

(dated) The month September, ninth of the Gregorian calendar


Brachet

Brachet m (proper noun, strong, genitive Brachets, plural Brachete)

Brachets (genitive)
Brachete (plural)
Brachet (nominative singular)
Brachete (definite nominative plural)
Brachets (genitive singular)
Brachete (definite genitive plural)
Brachet (dative singular)
Bracheten (dative definite plural)
Brachet (accusative singular)
Brachete (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German brāchōt (“time of plowing”), from brachen (“to plow”), from Old High German brehhan (“to break”).

inh

(archaic) June (sixth month of the Gregorian calendar)


Ostermond

de-proper noun

Ostermond m (proper noun, strong, genitive Ostermondes or Ostermonds, plural Ostermonde)

Ostermondes (genitive)
Ostermonds (genitive)
Ostermonde (plural)
Ostermond (nominative singular)
Ostermonde (definite nominative plural)
Ostermondes (genitive singular)
Ostermonds (genitive singular)
Ostermonde (definite genitive plural)
Ostermond (dative singular)
Ostermonde (dative singular)
Ostermonden (dative definite plural)
Ostermond (accusative singular)
Ostermonde (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German [Term?], coined in the 8th century by Karl der Große. By surface analysis, Ostern (“Easter”) + Mond (“moon”). Compare English Eastermonth.


Niederländisch

de-proper noun

Niederländisch n (proper noun, language name, genitive Niederländisch or Niederländischs, alternative nominative (used with the definite article) Niederländische, alternative genitive Niederländischen, no plural)

Niederländisch (genitive)
Niederländischs (genitive)
Niederländische (alternative nominative)
Niederländischen (alternative genitive)
Niederländisch (nominative singular usually-without-article)
Niederländische (definite nominative singular)
Niederländisch (genitive singular usually-without-article)
Niederländischs (genitive singular usually-without-article)
Niederländischen (definite genitive singular)
Niederländisch (dative singular usually-without-article)
Niederländischen (dative definite singular)
Niederländisch (accusative singular usually-without-article)
Niederländische (accusative definite singular)

Sprechen Sie Niederländisch?


Holländisch

Holländisch n (proper noun, language name, genitive Holländisch or Holländischs, alternative nominative (used with the definite article) Holländische, alternative genitive Holländischen, no plural)

Holländisch (genitive)
Holländischs (genitive)
Holländische (alternative nominative)
Holländischen (alternative genitive)
Holländisch (nominative singular usually-without-article)
Holländische (definite nominative singular)
Holländisch (genitive singular usually-without-article)
Holländischs (genitive singular usually-without-article)
Holländischen (definite genitive singular)
Holländisch (dative singular usually-without-article)
Holländischen (dative definite singular)
Holländisch (accusative singular usually-without-article)
Holländische (accusative definite singular)

(broad sense) Dutch (the Dutch language)

Allerdings sind das Flämische und Holländische einander so ähnlich, daß Eine Grammatik für beide Dialekte hinreicht[.]

1830, Das Ausland. Dritter Jahrgang. Monat Juli bis December. Num. 334. 30 November 1830, page 1342:

Dasselbe [= das Niederländische] wird durch zwei lebende Sprachen repräsentirt, Holländisch und Flämisch. Obgleich das Flämische durch die französische Sprache bedeutend beeinträchtigt worden ist, so ist es dieser doch nicht ganz gelungen, dasselbe ganz zu verdrängen, [...]

1872, A. Braun, Die Ergebnisse der Sprachwissenschaft in populärer Darstellung, Cassel, page 78:

Auf nd. [= niederdeutschem] Boden wird das Anfr. [Altniederfränkische] abgelöst durch das Mittelniederländische (Mnl.) vom 13.Jh. bis etwa 1500 (Hauptdialekte sind seitdem Holländisch, Flämisch, Brabantisch, Limburgisch)[.]

1961, Karl Meisen, Altdeutsche Grammatik: I: Lautlehre, Stuttgart: J. B. Metzlersche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 11:

Die Nasalverdumpfung war wahrscheinlich nie eine gesamtniederländische Erscheinung, sondern hat sich auf die küstenniederländischen Dialekte Flämisch, Seeländisch und Holländisch beschränkt.
(please add an English translation of this quotation)
Die neuniederländischen Dialekte, insbesondere die küstennahen Dialekte Flämisch, Seeländisch und Holländisch, bieten weitere nasallose Formen: [...]

1996, Steffen Krogh, Die Stellung des Altsächsischen im Rahmen der germanischen Sprachen, Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen, p. 164 & 216

2003, Sara Fürstenau, Ingrid Gogolin, Kutlay Yağmur (eds.), Mehrsprachigkeit in Hamburg: Ergebnisse einer Sprachenerhebung an den Grundschulen in Hamburg, Waxmann (publisher), p. 204

Niederländisch wird von zwei Hauptgruppen gesprochen: den Holländern und den Flamen. Holländisch und Flämisch sind keine selbständigen Sprachen, sondern Dialekte des Niederländischen.

Einflüsse
[Holländisch Seeländisch Utrechtisch Flämisch Brabantisch]
Influences
[Hollandic Zeelandic/Zealandic Utrechtian/Utrechtish Flemish Brabantian/Brabantic/Brabantish]

2006, Kristel Proost, Spuren der Kreolisierung im Lexikon des Afrikaans, in: Kristel Proost, Edeltraud Winkler (eds.), Von Intentionalität zur Bedeutung konventionalisierter Zeichen: Festschrift für Gisela Harras zum 65. Geburtstag, Tübingen, p. 403 (from a diagram about the development of Afrikaans)


Tirza

Borrowed from Hebrew תִּרְצָה (tirtsáh).

Tirzah, the youngest daughter of Zelophchads


Afghanisch

Afghanisch n (proper noun, language name, genitive Afghanisch or Afghanischs, alternative nominative (used with the definite article) Afghanische, alternative genitive Afghanischen, no plural)

Afghanisch (genitive)
Afghanischs (genitive)
Afghanische (alternative nominative)
Afghanischen (alternative genitive)

Afghan, i.e. Pashto, the language of Afghanistan


Albanisch

Albanisch n (proper noun, language name, genitive Albanisch or Albanischs, alternative nominative (used with the definite article) Albanische, alternative genitive Albanischen, no plural)

Albanisch (genitive)
Albanischs (genitive)
Albanische (alternative nominative)
Albanischen (alternative genitive)


Achilleus

Achilleus m (proper noun, strong, genitive Achilleus')

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Republik Kongo

die Republik Kongo f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Republik Kongo)

die Republik Kongo (canonical feminine)
der Republik Kongo (definite genitive)

Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo#English:_Q971

Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa)


Kasachstan

Kasachstan n (proper noun, genitive Kasachstans or (optionally with an article) Kasachstan)

Kasachstans (genitive)
Kasachstan (genitive with-article)
Kasachstan (nominative singular)
Kasachstans (genitive singular)
Kasachstan (dative singular)
Kasachstan (accusative singular)

Kazakhstan (a country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe)


Dänisch

Dänisch n (proper noun, language name, genitive Dänisch or Dänischs, alternative nominative (used with the definite article) Dänische, alternative genitive Dänischen, no plural)

Dänisch (genitive)
Dänischs (genitive)
Dänische (alternative nominative)
Dänischen (alternative genitive)


Schwedisch

Schwedisch n (proper noun, language name, genitive Schwedisch or Schwedischs, alternative nominative (used with the definite article) Schwedische, alternative genitive Schwedischen, no plural)

Schwedisch (genitive)
Schwedischs (genitive)
Schwedische (alternative nominative)
Schwedischen (alternative genitive)


Tschechisch

Tschechisch n (proper noun, language name, genitive Tschechisch or Tschechischs, alternative nominative (used with the definite article) Tschechische, alternative genitive Tschechischen, no plural)

Tschechisch (genitive)
Tschechischs (genitive)
Tschechische (alternative nominative)
Tschechischen (alternative genitive)


Sascha

From Russian Са́ша (Sáša, “Sasha”), a pet form of Алекса́ндра (Aleksándra, “Alexandra”) or Алекса́ндр (Aleksándr, “Alexander”).


Werner

Germanic: *waraz (“cautious; heedful; wary; watchful”) + *harjaz (“army; army leader”); roughly equivalent to English Warner.

a male given name, popular in Germany since the Middle Ages


Werner

Werner m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Werners or (with an article) Werner, feminine genitive Werner, plural Werners or Werner)

Werners (genitive masculine)
Werner (genitive masculine)
Werner (feminine genitive)
Werners (plural)
Werner (plural)

a common surname originating as a patronymic


Sacha

Sacha n (proper noun, strong, genitive Sachas)


Sandro

Sandro m (proper noun, strong, genitive Sandros or (with an article) Sandro, feminine Sandra)

Sandros (genitive)
Sandro (genitive)
Sandra (feminine)

a male given name from Italian, popular in the 1970s and 80s


Grand Canyon

der Grand Canyon m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Grand Canyon or des Grand Canyons)

der Grand Canyon (canonical masculine)
des Grand Canyon (definite genitive)
des Grand Canyons (definite genitive)

Grand Canyon (a canyon in the United States)


Kaspar

Via Biblical Hebrew גִּזְבָּר (gizbar), from Classical Syriac ܓܙܒܪܐ (gēzaḇrā), from Old Persian *ganzabarah, from Old Median *ganǰabarah.
Compare Bavarian Kasperl.


Deutschrussisch

Deutschrussisch n (proper noun, language name, genitive Deutschrussisch or Deutschrussischs, alternative nominative (used with the definite article) Deutschrussische, alternative genitive Deutschrussischen, no plural)

Deutschrussisch (genitive)
Deutschrussischs (genitive)
Deutschrussische (alternative nominative)
Deutschrussischen (alternative genitive)
Deutschrussisch (nominative singular usually-without-article)
Deutschrussische (definite nominative singular)
Deutschrussisch (genitive singular usually-without-article)
Deutschrussischs (genitive singular usually-without-article)
Deutschrussischen (definite genitive singular)
Deutschrussisch (dative singular usually-without-article)
Deutschrussischen (dative definite singular)
Deutschrussisch (accusative singular usually-without-article)
Deutschrussische (accusative definite singular)

a pidgin using German and Russian words, also known as Quelia


Berndt

a male given name, a less common variant of Bernd


Bernd

a diminutive of the male given name Bernhard


Zentraleuropa

Zentraleuropa n (proper noun, strong, genitive Zentraleuropas)


Irina

Ири́на Ирина#Russian

A transliteration of the Russian female given name Ири́на (Irína)


Timon

a male given name of modern usage, equivalent to English Timon


Reinhold

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *Raginawaldaz; see there for cognates and further etymology. The replacement of earlier -old by -hold is secondary and probably due to association with the Middle High German holt (“friendly, loyal”). The first element, originally ragin-/regin-, may now be identified with rein (“pure”) through folk etymology.
This name was popularised by various heroic figures of medieval legend, particularly from the Dietrich von Bern cycle, such as Reinhold von Montalban (The Four Sons of Aymon), Reinhold von Meilan (The Dietrich Saga), and Saint Reinhold von Köln.


Alina

a female given name, equivalent to English Alina


Wiesen

de-proper noun

Wiesen n (proper noun, genitive Wiesens or (optionally with an article) Wiesen)

Wiesens (genitive)
Wiesen (genitive with-article)

A community in northwestern Bavaria, Germany


Wiesen

Wiesen m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Wiesens or (with an article) Wiesen, feminine genitive Wiesen, plural Wiesens or Wiesen)

Wiesens (genitive masculine)
Wiesen (genitive masculine)
Wiesen (feminine genitive)
Wiesens (plural)
Wiesen (plural)


Reiner

a male given name, a less common variant of Rainer


Manfred

Old High German man (“man”) + fridu (“peace”); best known for a 13th century king of Sicily, made famous by literature, as in Byron's poem Manfred (1816–1817). Revived in the 19th century.

a male given name, popular in the 20th century


Severin

Severin m (proper noun, strong, genitive Severins or (with an article) Severin)


Rainer

Rainer m (proper noun, strong, genitive Rainers, plural Rainer or Rainers)

Rainers (genitive)
Rainer (plural)
Rainers (plural)
Rainer (nominative singular)
Rainer (definite nominative plural)
Rainers (definite nominative plural)
Rainers (genitive singular)
Rainer (definite genitive plural)
Rainers (definite genitive plural)
Rainer (dative singular)
Rainern (dative definite plural)
Rainers (dative definite plural)
Rainer (accusative singular)
Rainer (accusative definite plural)
Rainers (accusative definite plural)

From Proto-Germanic *raginą (“counsel by the gods”) + *harjaz (“army”). Cognate to Scandinavian Ragnar.


Rainer

de-proper noun

Rainer m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Rainers or (with an article) Rainer, feminine genitive Rainer, plural Rainers or Rainer)

Rainers (genitive masculine)
Rainer (genitive masculine)
Rainer (feminine genitive)
Rainers (plural)
Rainer (plural)
Rainer (masculine nominative singular)
Rainer (feminine nominative singular)
Rainers (definite nominative plural)
Rainer (definite nominative plural)
Rainers (genitive masculine singular)
Rainer (genitive masculine singular)
Rainer (feminine genitive singular)
Rainers (definite genitive plural)
Rainer (definite genitive plural)
Rainer (dative masculine singular)
Rainer (dative feminine singular)
Rainers (dative definite plural)
Rainer (dative definite plural)
Rainer (accusative masculine singular)
Rainer (accusative feminine singular)
Rainers (accusative definite plural)
Rainer (accusative definite plural)


Septuaginta

Septuaginta f (proper noun, genitive Septuaginta)

Septuagint (Ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament)


Volkswagen

Volkswagen m (proper noun, strong, genitive Volkswagens)

From Volk (“people, folk”) + -s- + Wagen (“car, vehicle”).


Detlef

Low German name from Old Saxon thiad (“people”) + leva (“heir”).


Siebenbürgen

de-proper noun

Siebenbürgen n (proper noun, strong, genitive Siebenbürgens)

/ˌziːbənˈbʏʁɡən/

From sieben (“seven”) + Burg (“fortress”), literally “[in] seven fortresses”.


Timm

a male given name, a less common variant of Tim


Finnisch

de-proper noun

Finnisch n (proper noun, language name, genitive Finnisch or Finnischs, alternative nominative (used with the definite article) Finnische, alternative genitive Finnischen, no plural)

Finnisch (genitive)
Finnischs (genitive)
Finnische (alternative nominative)
Finnischen (alternative genitive)


Dietmar

From Old High German *Diotmar, from Proto-West Germanic *Þeudumārī, from Proto-Germanic *Þeudōmēraz, equivalent to Old High German thiot (“people”) + mari (“fame”).


Theodor

a male given name, equivalent to English Theodore


Engelbert

Engelbert m (proper noun, strong, genitive Engelberts)

[ˈɛŋl̩.bɛɐ̯t]

From Old High German. The first part has absorbed the tribal name Angle, and an extended form of the god's name Ing (as in Ingela), and was in Christian times interpreted as Engel (“an angel”). The second part is beraht (“bright”). Popularized by a martyred 13th century bishop of Cologne.


Sirene

In the mythological sense from Middle High German sirēne, from Latin Sirēn, in the acoustical sense from French sirène, in the botanical sense confused from Syringe from Latin sȳrinx which was before the introduction of the lilac to Europe in the 16th century the name of the plant now called Pfeifenstrauch (sweet mock orange, Philadelphus coronarius). Dutch sering developed likely simultaneously due to the fact that the plant was sent from Turkey to Germany and the Netherlands at the same time, whereas the Scandinavian words passed from likely Lübeck.


Datteln

Datteln n (proper noun, genitive Dattelns or (optionally with an article) Datteln)

Dattelns (genitive)
Datteln (genitive with-article)
Datteln (definite nominative singular)
Dattelns (definite genitive singular)
Datteln (definite genitive singular with-article)
Datteln (dative definite singular)
Datteln (accusative definite singular)

A town in Ruhrgebiet, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany


Philippus

Philippus m (proper noun, strong, genitive Philippus' or Philippi or (with an article) Philippus)

Philippus' (genitive)
Philippi (genitive)
Philippus (genitive)


Peters

Peters m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Peters' or (with an article) Peters, feminine genitive Peters, plural Peters or Petersens)

Peters' (genitive masculine)
Peters (genitive masculine)
Peters (feminine genitive)
Peters (plural)
Petersens (plural)
Peters (masculine nominative singular)
Peters (feminine nominative singular)
Peters (definite nominative plural)
Petersens (definite nominative plural)
Peters' (genitive masculine singular)
Peters (genitive masculine singular)
Peters (feminine genitive singular)
Peters (definite genitive plural)
Petersens (definite genitive plural)
Peters (dative masculine singular)
Peters (dative feminine singular)
Peters (dative definite plural)
Petersens (dative definite plural)
Peters (accusative masculine singular)
Peters (accusative feminine singular)
Peters (accusative definite plural)
Petersens (accusative definite plural)

Borrowed from German Low German [Term?] patronymic surname derived from the given name Peter.

a surname transferred from the given name common in northern Germany


Mandelbaum

Mandelbaum m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Mandelbaums or (with an article) Mandelbaum, feminine genitive Mandelbaum, plural Mandelbaums)

Mandelbaums (genitive masculine)
Mandelbaum (genitive masculine)
Mandelbaum (feminine genitive)
Mandelbaums (plural)


Busse

Busse m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Busses or (with an article) Busse, feminine genitive Busse, plural Busses or Busse)

Busses (genitive masculine)
Busse (genitive masculine)
Busse (feminine genitive)
Busses (plural)
Busse (plural)


Polnisch

Polnisch n (proper noun, language name, genitive Polnisch or Polnischs, alternative nominative (used with the definite article) Polnische, alternative genitive Polnischen, no plural)

Polnisch (genitive)
Polnischs (genitive)
Polnische (alternative nominative)
Polnischen (alternative genitive)


Jutta

Jutta f (proper noun, genitive Juttas or Jutta, plural Juttas or Jutten)

Juttas (genitive)
Jutta (genitive)
Juttas (plural)
Jutten (plural)
Jutta (nominative singular)
Juttas (definite nominative plural)
Jutten (definite nominative plural)
Juttas (genitive singular)
Jutta (genitive singular)
Juttas (definite genitive plural)
Jutten (definite genitive plural)
Jutta (dative singular)
Juttas (dative definite plural)
Jutten (dative definite plural)
Jutta (accusative singular)
Juttas (accusative definite plural)
Jutten (accusative definite plural)

Perhaps from a Middle Low German diminutive of Judith, from Hebrew יְהוּדִית (yəhūḏīṯ, “Judith”). A Germanic origin has also been suggested. Compare Danish Jytte.


Irisch

Irisch n (proper noun, language name, genitive Irisch or Irischs, alternative nominative (used with the definite article) Irische, alternative genitive Irischen, no plural)

Irisch (genitive)
Irischs (genitive)
Irische (alternative nominative)
Irischen (alternative genitive)
Irisch (nominative singular usually-without-article)
Irische (definite nominative singular)
Irisch (genitive singular usually-without-article)
Irischs (genitive singular usually-without-article)
Irischen (definite genitive singular)
Irisch (dative singular usually-without-article)
Irischen (dative definite singular)
Irisch (accusative singular usually-without-article)
Irische (accusative definite singular)


Ungarisch

Ungarisch n (proper noun, language name, genitive Ungarisch or Ungarischs, alternative nominative (used with the definite article) Ungarische, alternative genitive Ungarischen, no plural)

Ungarisch (genitive)
Ungarischs (genitive)
Ungarische (alternative nominative)
Ungarischen (alternative genitive)


Füssen

Füssen n (proper noun, genitive Füssens or (optionally with an article) Füssen)

Füssens (genitive)
Füssen (genitive with-article)


Würzburg

Würzburg n (proper noun, genitive Würzburgs or (optionally with an article) Würzburg)

Würzburgs (genitive)
Würzburg (genitive with-article)

/ˈvʏɐ̯tsbʊɐ̯k/

First attested as Virteburch (704) and Uburzis. The second element corresponds to Burg, but the first element is said to be Celtic. The Medieval Latin form was Herbipolis. Folk etymology later connected it to Würze (“spice, aroma”).

An independent city, the administrative seat of Lower Franconia, Bavaria

A rural district of Lower Franconia, Bavaria, surrounding but not including the town of Würzburg, which nevertheless serves as its administrative seat


Landstuhl

Landstuhl n (proper noun, genitive Landstuhls or (optionally with an article) Landstuhl)

Landstuhls (genitive)
Landstuhl (genitive with-article)

Landstuhl (a town and municipality of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany)


Bulgarisch

Bulgarisch n (proper noun, language name, genitive Bulgarisch or Bulgarischs, alternative nominative (used with the definite article) Bulgarische, alternative genitive Bulgarischen, no plural)

Bulgarisch (genitive)
Bulgarischs (genitive)
Bulgarische (alternative nominative)
Bulgarischen (alternative genitive)

From Bulgare (“(male) Bulgarian”) + -isch.


Rumänisch

Rumänisch n (proper noun, language name, genitive Rumänisch or Rumänischs, alternative nominative (used with the definite article) Rumänische, alternative genitive Rumänischen, no plural)

Rumänisch (genitive)
Rumänischs (genitive)
Rumänische (alternative nominative)
Rumänischen (alternative genitive)


Franken

Franken n (proper noun, genitive Frankens or (optionally with an article) Franken)

Frankens (genitive)
Franken (genitive with-article)

Originally the dative plural of the ethnonym Franke, meaning bei den Franken (by the Franks).


Rosenheim

Rosenheim n (proper noun, genitive Rosenheims or (optionally with an article) Rosenheim)

Rosenheims (genitive)
Rosenheim (genitive with-article)
Rosenheim (definite nominative singular)
Rosenheims (definite genitive singular)
Rosenheim (definite genitive singular with-article)
Rosenheim (dative definite singular)
Rosenheim (accusative definite singular)

LL-Q188 (deu)-Michael Schönitzer (WMDE)-Rosenheim.wav

By surface analysis, Rose (“rose”) + -n- + Heim (“home”), although some researchers suspect this is a folk etymology and that the Rosen- element has some other etymology.

surf

Rosenheim (an independent town in Upper Bavaria, Bavaria)

A rural district of Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, surrounding but not including the town of Rosenheim, which nevertheless serves as its administrative seat

A municipality of Altenkirchen district, Rhineland-Palatinate


Rosenheim

de-proper noun

Rosenheim m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Rosenheims or (with an article) Rosenheim, feminine genitive Rosenheim, plural Rosenheims)

Rosenheims (genitive masculine)
Rosenheim (genitive masculine)
Rosenheim (feminine genitive)
Rosenheims (plural)
Rosenheim (masculine nominative singular)
Rosenheim (feminine nominative singular)
Rosenheims (definite nominative plural)
Rosenheims (genitive masculine singular)
Rosenheim (genitive masculine singular)
Rosenheim (feminine genitive singular)
Rosenheims (definite genitive plural)
Rosenheim (dative masculine singular)
Rosenheim (dative feminine singular)
Rosenheims (dative definite plural)
Rosenheim (accusative masculine singular)
Rosenheim (accusative feminine singular)
Rosenheims (accusative definite plural)

a surname transferred from the place name


Patrizia

Borrowed from Italian Patrizia, or a spelling variant of Patricia.


Geduld

Geduld m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Gedulds or (with an article) Geduld, feminine genitive Geduld, plural Gedulds)

Gedulds (genitive masculine)
Geduld (genitive masculine)
Geduld (feminine genitive)
Gedulds (plural)

From Middle High German gedult, from Old High German gidult, githult (8th century), from Proto-Germanic *ga- + *þuldi. Related to Dutch geduld, Vilamovian gydułd, English thild and thole. See dulden for more.


Angelika

a female given name, popular in the mid-twentieth century, equivalent to English Angelica


Patrik

a male given name, a less common variant of Patrick


Isländisch

Isländisch n (proper noun, language name, genitive Isländisch or Isländischs, alternative nominative (used with the definite article) Isländische, alternative genitive Isländischen, no plural)

Isländisch (genitive)
Isländischs (genitive)
Isländische (alternative nominative)
Isländischen (alternative genitive)
Isländisch (nominative singular usually-without-article)
Isländische (definite nominative singular)
Isländisch (genitive singular usually-without-article)
Isländischs (genitive singular usually-without-article)
Isländischen (definite genitive singular)
Isländisch (dative singular usually-without-article)
Isländischen (dative definite singular)
Isländisch (accusative singular usually-without-article)
Isländische (accusative definite singular)


Petrus

Petrus m (proper noun, strong, genitive Petri or Petrus' or (with article) Petrus)

Petri (genitive)
Petrus' (genitive)
Petrus (genitive)

1985 translation, Bibel, Matthäus 16:18

Und ich sage dir auch: Du bist Petrus, und auf diesen Felsen will ich meine Gemeinde bauen.

a male given name of rare usage, variant of Peter


Eduard

Eduard m (proper noun, strong, genitive Eduards)

[ˈʔeːˌdʋaːʁt]

18th century, from French Édouard, itself from English Edward.

a male given name, equivalent to English Edward


Armin

Armin m (proper noun, strong, genitive Armins)

English: Armin

French: Armin

Hungarian: Ármin

Borrowed from Latin Arminius (“name of a Cherusci chieftain”), possibly from Proto-Germanic *ermunaz.

bor+

a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Armin


Aserbaidschanisch

de-proper noun

Aserbaidschanisch n (proper noun, language name, genitive Aserbaidschanisch or Aserbaidschanischs, alternative nominative (used with the definite article) Aserbaidschanische, alternative genitive Aserbaidschanischen, no plural)

Aserbaidschanisch (genitive)
Aserbaidschanischs (genitive)
Aserbaidschanische (alternative nominative)
Aserbaidschanischen (alternative genitive)

/ˌazɐbaɪ̯ˈdʒaːnɪʃ/


Silke

a diminutive of the female given name Cäcilie [=Cecilia], from Low German or West Frisian


Hildegard

→ English: Hildegard

→ Polish: Hildegarda

→ Swedish: Hildegard

Ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *Hildigardu, from Proto-Germanic *hildiz (“battle”) + *gardaz (“enclosure”), with the approximate meaning “battle protector”. The modern form is of West Germanic but not High German origin, as it does not show the characteristic High German shift of *d to t. Compare Old High German Hildigard, Hiltigart.

compound

a female given name from the West Germanic languages used since Middle Ages, best known for the 12th-century saint Hildegard of Bingen


Gudrun

de-proper noun

Gudrun f (proper noun, genitive Gudruns or (with an article) Gudrun)


Knecht Ruprecht

Knecht Ruprecht m (proper noun, strong, genitive Knecht Ruprechts)

Knecht Ruprechts (genitive)
Knecht Ruprecht (nominative singular)
Knecht Ruprechts (genitive singular)
Knecht Ruprecht (dative singular)
Knecht Ruprecht (accusative singular)

A farmhand or servant character who accompanies St. Nicholas to help him and, traditionally, to punish naughty children with his rod.

Companions of Saint Nicholas
de:Knecht Ruprecht


Mustermann

Mustermann m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Mustermanns or (with an article) Mustermann, feminine genitive Mustermann, plural Mustermanns)

Mustermanns (genitive masculine)
Mustermann (genitive masculine)
Mustermann (feminine genitive)
Mustermanns (plural)

Muster (“specimen, example”) + -mann (common ending of German surnames)

compound

a surname used as an example on ID cards, forms, and the like

List of placeholder names by language#German


Rafael

de-proper noun

Rafael m (proper noun, strong, genitive Rafaels or Rafael)

a male given name, a less common variant of Raphael


Golf von Alaska

Golf von Alaska m (proper noun, strong, genitive Golfs von Alaska or Golfes von Alaska)

Golfs von Alaska (genitive)
Golfes von Alaska (genitive)


Golf von Kalifornien

Golf von Kalifornien m (proper noun, strong, genitive Golfs von Kalifornien or Golfes von Kalifornien)

Golfs von Kalifornien (genitive)
Golfes von Kalifornien (genitive)

LL-Q188 (deu)-Jeuwre-Golf von Kalifornien.wav


Golf von Guinea

Golf von Guinea m (proper noun, strong, genitive Golfs von Guinea or Golfes von Guinea)

Golfs von Guinea (genitive)
Golfes von Guinea (genitive)


Golf von Biskaya

Golf von Biskaya m (proper noun, strong, genitive Golfs von Biskaya or Golfes von Biskaya)

Golfs von Biskaya (genitive)
Golfes von Biskaya (genitive)


Golf von Mexiko

Golf von Mexiko m (proper noun, strong, genitive Golfs von Mexiko or Golfes von Mexiko)

Golfs von Mexiko (genitive)
Golfes von Mexiko (genitive)

LL-Q188 (deu)-Jeuwre-Golf von Mexiko.wav


Golf von Bengalen

Golf von Bengalen m (proper noun, strong, genitive Golfs von Bengalen or Golfes von Bengalen)

Golfs von Bengalen (genitive)
Golfes von Bengalen (genitive)

LL-Q188 (deu)-Jeuwre-Golf von Bengalen.wav


Ostchinesisches Meer

Ostchinesisches Meer n (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite nominative das Ostchinesische Meer, definite genitive des Ostchinesischen Meeres or des Ostchinesischen Meers)

das Ostchinesische Meer (definite nominative)
des Ostchinesischen Meeres (definite genitive)
des Ostchinesischen Meers (definite genitive)
Ostchinesisches Meer (nominative strong)
Ostchinesischen Meeres (genitive strong)
Ostchinesischen Meers (genitive strong)
Ostchinesischem Meer (dative strong)
Ostchinesischem Meere (dative strong)
Ostchinesisches Meer (accusative strong)
Ostchinesische Meer (nominative weak)
Ostchinesischen Meeres (genitive weak)
Ostchinesischen Meers (genitive weak)
Ostchinesischen Meer (dative weak)
Ostchinesischen Meere (dative weak)
Ostchinesische Meer (accusative weak)
Ostchinesisches Meer (mixed nominative)
Ostchinesischen Meeres (genitive mixed)
Ostchinesischen Meers (genitive mixed)
Ostchinesischen Meer (dative mixed)
Ostchinesischen Meere (dative mixed)
Ostchinesisches Meer (accusative mixed)


Kap Hoorn

Kap Hoorn n (proper noun, strong, genitive Kap Hoorn or Kap Hoorns)

Kap Hoorn (genitive)
Kap Hoorns (genitive)


Mannschaft

Mannschaft f (proper noun, genitive Mannschaft)

Partly from etymology 1 above, partly a reborrowing from other European languages including French la Mannschaft (“the German national football team”). While the national squad has always been referred to as die Mannschaft in German, this used to mean no more than “the team” in the same way that this word would be used referring to any other team. However, it has recently come to be used as a semi-official nickname of the national team.


Feuerland

de-proper noun

Feuerland n (proper noun, strong, genitive Feuerlands or Feuerlandes)

Feuerlands (genitive)
Feuerlandes (genitive)
Feuerland (nominative singular)
Feuerlands (genitive singular)
Feuerlandes (genitive singular)
Feuerland (dative singular)
Feuerlande (dative singular)
Feuerland (accusative singular)

From Feuer (“fire”) + Land (“land”), a calque of Spanish Tierra del Fuego.

Tierra del Fuego
Tierra del Fuego#English

Tierra del Fuego, Fireland (archipelago at the southern tip of South America, forming part of Chile and Argentina)


Ernting

Ernting m (proper noun, strong, genitive Erntings, plural Erntinge)

Erntings (genitive)
Erntinge (plural)
Ernting (nominative singular)
Erntinge (definite nominative plural)
Erntings (genitive singular)
Erntinge (definite genitive plural)
Ernting (dative singular)
Erntingen (dative definite plural)
Ernting (accusative singular)
Erntinge (accusative definite plural)


Wonnemond

Wonnemond m (proper noun, strong, genitive Wonnemondes or Wonnemonds, plural Wonnemonde)

Wonnemondes (genitive)
Wonnemonds (genitive)
Wonnemonde (plural)
Wonnemond (nominative singular)
Wonnemonde (definite nominative plural)
Wonnemondes (genitive singular)
Wonnemonds (genitive singular)
Wonnemonde (definite genitive plural)
Wonnemond (dative singular)
Wonnemonde (dative singular)
Wonnemonden (dative definite plural)
Wonnemond (accusative singular)
Wonnemonde (accusative definite plural)

(archaic, poetic) May (fifth month of the Gregorian calendar)


Baskenland

das Baskenland n (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Baskenlands or des Baskenlandes)

das Baskenland (canonical neuter)
des Baskenlands (definite genitive)
des Baskenlandes (definite genitive)

autonomous community
autonomous community

Basque Country (an autonomous community of Spain)


Russische Föderation

die Russische Föderation f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Russischen Föderation)

die Russische Föderation (canonical feminine)
der Russischen Föderation (definite genitive)

[ˈʁʊsɪʃə fødeʁaˈt͡si̯oːn]

Russian Federation
Russian Federation#English

Russian Federation, Russia (a country in Europe and Asia)


Sumerisch

Sumerisch n (proper noun, language name, genitive Sumerisch or Sumerischs, alternative nominative (used with the definite article) Sumerische, alternative genitive Sumerischen, no plural)

Sumerisch (genitive)
Sumerischs (genitive)
Sumerische (alternative nominative)
Sumerischen (alternative genitive)


Latein

Latein n (proper noun, strong, genitive Latein or Lateins)

Latein (genitive)
Lateins (genitive)
Latein (nominative singular)
Lateine (definite nominative plural)
Lateines (genitive singular)
Lateins (genitive singular)
Lateine (definite genitive plural)
Latein (dative singular)
Lateine (dative singular)
Lateinen (dative definite plural)
Latein (accusative singular)
Lateine (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German latîn, ultimately from Latin Latīnus.


Alge

Alge m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Alges or (with an article) Alge, feminine genitive Alge, plural Alges or Alge)

Alges (genitive masculine)
Alge (genitive masculine)
Alge (feminine genitive)
Alges (plural)
Alge (plural)


Silvester

Silvester m (proper noun, strong, genitive Silvesters, plural Silvester or Silvesters)

Silvesters (genitive)
Silvester (plural)
Silvesters (plural)
Silvester (nominative singular)
Silvester (definite nominative plural)
Silvesters (definite nominative plural)
Silvesters (genitive singular)
Silvester (definite genitive plural)
Silvesters (definite genitive plural)
Silvester (dative singular)
Silvestern (dative definite plural)
Silvesters (dative definite plural)
Silvester (accusative singular)
Silvester (accusative definite plural)
Silvesters (accusative definite plural)


EG

Europäische Gemeinschaft
Europäische Gemeinschaft#German

(dated) Initialism of Europäische Gemeinschaft.

(climate change activism) Initialism of Ende Gelände.


Mirjam

a female given name, a less common variant of Miriam


Sissi

a diminutive of the female given name Elisabeth


Jakobus

Jakobus m (proper noun, strong, genitive Jakobus' or Jakobi)

Borrowed from Latin Iacobus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos), from Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (yaʿăqōḇ).

der

Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (yaʿăqōḇ)

(biblical) James (one of several New Testament personalities, especially the apostle James the Greater)


Isaak

de-proper noun

Isaak m (proper noun, strong, genitive Isaaks)

Borrowed from Latin Isaac, from Ancient Greek Ἰσαάκ (Isaák), from Hebrew יצחק (Yiṣḥāq, literally “he laughs”).


Krieg der Sterne

From Krieg (“war”) + der (“of the”) + Sterne (“stars”).


Tschernobyl

de-proper noun

Tschernobyl n (proper noun, genitive Tschernobyls or (optionally with an article) Tschernobyl)

Tschernobyls (genitive)
Tschernobyl (genitive with-article)

/tʃɛʁˈnɔbɪl/

the 1986 nuclear catastrophe at Chernobyl


Boeing

Boeing n (proper noun, genitive Boeings or (optionally with an article) Boeing)

Boeings (genitive)
Boeing (genitive with-article)
Boeing (nominative singular)
Boeinge (definite nominative plural)
Boeings (genitive singular)
Boeinge (definite genitive plural)
Boeing (dative singular)
Boeingen (dative definite plural)
Boeing (accusative singular)
Boeinge (accusative definite plural)


Viktoria

a female given name from Latin, equivalent to English Victoria


Isegrim

Isegrim m (proper noun, strong, genitive Isegrims)

Isengrin, poetic name of the wolf in a fable


Viertes Reich

Viertes Reich n (proper noun, strong, definite nominative das Vierte Reich, genitive (des) Vierten Reichs or (des) Vierten Reiches)

das Vierte Reich (definite nominative)
Vierten Reichs (genitive)
Vierten Reiches (genitive)
Viertes Reich (nominative strong)
Vierten Reichs (genitive strong)
Vierten Reiches (genitive strong)
Viertem Reich (dative strong)
Viertem Reiche (dative strong)
Viertes Reich (accusative strong)
Vierte Reich (nominative weak)
Vierten Reichs (genitive weak)
Vierten Reiches (genitive weak)
Vierten Reich (dative weak)
Vierten Reiche (dative weak)
Vierte Reich (accusative weak)
Viertes Reich (mixed nominative)
Vierten Reichs (genitive mixed)
Vierten Reiches (genitive mixed)
Vierten Reich (dative mixed)
Vierten Reiche (dative mixed)
Viertes Reich (accusative mixed)

/ˈfiːɐ̯təs ˈʁaɪ̯ç/


Ratten

Ratten n (proper noun, genitive Rattens or (optionally with an article) Ratten)

Rattens (genitive)
Ratten (genitive with-article)


Tasmanien

Tasmanien n (proper noun, genitive Tasmaniens or (optionally with an article) Tasmanien)

Tasmaniens (genitive)
Tasmanien (genitive with-article)

Tasmania (an island and state of Australia)


Amberg

Amberg n (proper noun, genitive Ambergs or (optionally with an article) Amberg)

Ambergs (genitive)
Amberg (genitive with-article)

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Upper Palatinate
Upper Palatinate#English

Amberg (an independent town and administrative seat of Amberg-Sulzbach district, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany)


Mülheim an der Ruhr

Mülheim an der Ruhr n (proper noun, genitive Mülheims an der Ruhr or (optionally with an article) Mülheim an der Ruhr)

Mülheims an der Ruhr (genitive)
Mülheim an der Ruhr (genitive with-article)

Mülheim an der Ruhr
Mülheim an der Ruhr#English

Mülheim an der Ruhr (an independent city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)

Mülheim an der Ruhr
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Ansbach

Ansbach n (proper noun, genitive Ansbachs or (optionally with an article) Ansbach)

Ansbachs (genitive)
Ansbach (genitive with-article)

From Middle High German Onelsbach, from Old High German Onoltespah (literally “Onold’s creek”)

der

Middle Franconia
Middle Franconia#English

Ansbach (an independent town, the administrative seat of Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany)

A rural district of Middle Franconia, Bavaria, surrounding but not including the town of Ansbach, which nevertheless serves as its administrative seat


Brandenburg an der Havel

de-proper noun

Brandenburg an der Havel n (proper noun, genitive Brandenburgs an der Havel or (optionally with an article) Brandenburg an der Havel)

Brandenburgs an der Havel (genitive)
Brandenburg an der Havel (genitive with-article)


Offenbach am Main

Offenbach am Main n (proper noun, genitive Offenbachs am Main or (optionally with an article) Offenbach am Main)

Offenbachs am Main (genitive)
Offenbach am Main (genitive with-article)

Offenbach am Main
Offenbach am Main#English

Offenbach am Main (an independent city in Hesse, Germany, next to the Main)


Oberhausen

Oberhausen n (proper noun, genitive Oberhausens or (optionally with an article) Oberhausen)

Oberhausens (genitive)
Oberhausen (genitive with-article)
Oberhausen (definite nominative singular)
Oberhausens (definite genitive singular)
Oberhausen (definite genitive singular with-article)
Oberhausen (dative definite singular)
Oberhausen (accusative definite singular)

/ˈoːbəʁˌhaʊ̯zən/

Oberhausen (an independent city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)


Memmingen

Memmingen n (proper noun, genitive Memmingens or (optionally with an article) Memmingen)

Memmingens (genitive)
Memmingen (genitive with-article)
Memmingen (definite nominative singular)
Memmingens (definite genitive singular)
Memmingen (definite genitive singular with-article)
Memmingen (dative definite singular)
Memmingen (accusative definite singular)

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Memmingen (an independent town in Swabia, Bavaria, Germany)


Landshut

Landshut n (proper noun, genitive Landshuts or (optionally with an article) Landshut)

Landshuts (genitive)
Landshut (genitive with-article)

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Landshut (an independent town, the administrative seat of Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany)

A rural district of Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, surrounding but not including the town of Landshut, which nevertheless serves as its administrative seat


Krefeld

Krefeld n (proper noun, genitive Krefelds or (optionally with an article) Krefeld)

Krefelds (genitive)
Krefeld (genitive with-article)
Krefeld (definite nominative singular)
Krefelds (definite genitive singular)
Krefeld (definite genitive singular with-article)
Krefeld (dative definite singular)
Krefeld (accusative definite singular)

From Middle Low German Krinvelde. The first element is of unclear origin; the second is Feld (“field”).

Krefeld (an independent city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)


Straubing

Straubing n (proper noun, genitive Straubings or (optionally with an article) Straubing)

Straubings (genitive)
Straubing (genitive with-article)
Straubing (definite nominative singular)
Straubings (definite genitive singular)
Straubing (definite genitive singular with-article)
Straubing (dative definite singular)
Straubing (accusative definite singular)

/ˈʃtʁaʊ̯bɪŋ/

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From Old High German Strūpinga, from the given name Strūpo.

Straubing (an independent town in Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, also serving as the administrative seat of Straubing-Bogen district, which however does not include the town)


Erlangen

Erlangen n (proper noun, genitive Erlangens or (optionally with an article) Erlangen)

Erlangens (genitive)
Erlangen (genitive with-article)

Erlangen (an independent city in Bavaria, Germany; administrative seat of Erlangen-Höchstadt district)


Bayreuth

Bayreuth n (proper noun, genitive Bayreuths or (optionally with an article) Bayreuth)

Bayreuths (genitive)
Bayreuth (genitive with-article)

/baɪ̯ˈʁɔʏ̯t/

/ˈbaɪ̯ʁɔʏ̯t/

From Middle High German Beierrūte. The second component is related to roden (“clear, make arable”); compare toponyms in -rode, -roth, -rade, -rath. The first component is somewhat puzzling. The only connection that suggests itself is with Bayern (“Bavaria”), but Bayreuth is far north of the historically Bavarian territories (which exclude great parts of the modern state, while including most of Austria).

Bayreuth (an independent town in Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany)

Bayreuth (a rural district of Upper Franconia, Bavaria, surrounding but not including the town of Bayreuth, which nevertheless serves as its administrative seat)


Weiden in der Oberpfalz

Weiden in der Oberpfalz n (proper noun, genitive Weidens in der Oberpfalz or (optionally with an article) Weiden in der Oberpfalz)

Weidens in der Oberpfalz (genitive)
Weiden in der Oberpfalz (genitive with-article)
Weiden i.d.OPf. (abbreviation)
Weiden in der Oberpfalz (definite nominative singular)
Weidens in der Oberpfalz (definite genitive singular)
Weiden in der Oberpfalz (definite genitive singular with-article)
Weiden in der Oberpfalz (dative definite singular)
Weiden in der Oberpfalz (accusative definite singular)

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Literally, “Weiden in Upper Palatinate”.

Weiden in der Oberpfalz
Weiden in der Oberpfalz#English

Weiden in der Oberpfalz (an independent town in Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany)

Weiden in der Oberpfalz
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Delmenhorst

Delmenhorst n (proper noun, genitive Delmenhorsts or (optionally with an article) Delmenhorst)

Delmenhorsts (genitive)
Delmenhorst (genitive with-article)

An independent town in Lower Saxony, Germany


Deutsche Demokratische Republik

die Deutsche Demokratische Republik f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik)

die Deutsche Demokratische Republik (canonical feminine)
der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik (definite genitive)

Das vereinte Deutschland wird die Gebiete der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik und ganz Berlins umfassen.

1990, “Zwei-plus-Vier-Vertrag”, in Bundesgesetzblatt, part 2, page 1320:

The united Germany shall comprise the territory of the Federal Republic of Germany, the German Democratic Republic and the whole of Berlin.

German Democratic Republic
German Democratic Republic#English

German Democratic Republic (a former country in Central Europe)


Coburg

Coburg n (proper noun, genitive Coburgs or (optionally with an article) Coburg)

Coburgs (genitive)
Coburg (genitive with-article)

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The second element is Burg, but the first is unclear; possibly Kuh (“cow”), giving a literal meaning of "cow borough."

Coburg (an independent town in Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany)

A rural district of Upper Franconia, Bavaria, surrounding but not including the town of Coburg, which nevertheless serves as its administrative seat


Mönchengladbach

Mönchengladbach n (proper noun, genitive Mönchengladbachs or (optionally with an article) Mönchengladbach)

Mönchengladbachs (genitive)
Mönchengladbach (genitive with-article)
Mönchengladbach (definite nominative singular)
Mönchengladbachs (definite genitive singular)
Mönchengladbach (definite genitive singular with-article)
Mönchengladbach (dative definite singular)
Mönchengladbach (accusative definite singular)

Originally Monich Gladebach (1300), later Munche-Glaydebach (1348). Equivalent to Mönch (“monk”) + -en- + Gladbach.

An independent city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany


Hoyerswerda

Hoyerswerda n (proper noun, genitive Hoyerswerdas or (optionally with an article) Hoyerswerda)

Hoyerswerdas (genitive)
Hoyerswerda (genitive with-article)
Hoyerswerda (definite nominative singular)
Hoyerswerdas (definite genitive singular)
Hoyerswerda (definite genitive singular with-article)
Hoyerswerda (dative definite singular)
Hoyerswerda (accusative definite singular)

Hoyerswerda (an independent city in Saxony, Germany)


Plauen

Plauen n (proper noun, genitive Plauens or (optionally with an article) Plauen)

Plauens (genitive)
Plauen (genitive with-article)
Plauen (definite nominative singular)
Plauens (definite genitive singular)
Plauen (definite genitive singular with-article)
Plauen (dative definite singular)
Plauen (accusative definite singular)

Of Slavic origin; akin to Czech plavný (“smooth”), Upper Sorbian pławny (“navigable”), and Lower Sorbian pławnja (“horse pond”), all from Proto-Slavic *plàviti (“to float”).

Plauen (a town, the administrative seat of Vogtlandkreis district, Saxony, Germany)


Bremerhaven

Bremerhaven n (proper noun, genitive Bremerhavens or (optionally with an article) Bremerhaven)

Bremerhavens (genitive)
Bremerhaven (genitive with-article)

From Bremer (“of Bremen”) + Hafen (“harbour”). The Low German spelling Haven was already archaic when the harbour was opened around 1830. It was probably chosen by analogy with Cuxhaven. Compare Wilhelmshaven (founded in 1869).

af

Bremerhaven (a city in Bremen, northwestern Germany)


Bamberg

de-proper noun

Bamberg n (proper noun, genitive Bambergs or (optionally with an article) Bamberg)

Bambergs (genitive)
Bamberg (genitive with-article)

Bamberg (an independent town in Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany)

A rural district of Upper Franconia, Bavaria, surrounding but not including the town of Bamberg, which nevertheless serves as its administrative seat


Fürth

Fürth n (proper noun, genitive Fürths or (optionally with an article) Fürth)

Fürths (genitive)
Fürth (genitive with-article)
Fürth (definite nominative singular)
Fürths (definite genitive singular)
Fürth (definite genitive singular with-article)
Fürth (dative definite singular)
Fürth (accusative definite singular)

From the East Franconian cognate of standard Furt (“ford”).

Fürth (an independent city in Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany)

A rural district of Middle Franconia, Bavaria. Seat: Zirndorf


Cottbus

Cottbus n (proper noun, genitive Cottbus' or (with an article) Cottbus)

From Lower Sorbian Chóśebuz, from the personal name Chóśebud.

Cottbus (an independent town in Brandenburg, Germany)


Zweibrücken

Zweibrücken n (proper noun, genitive Zweibrückens or (optionally with an article) Zweibrücken)

Zweibrückens (genitive)
Zweibrücken (genitive with-article)

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From Middle High German Zweinbrücken (literally “two bridges”). By surface analysis, zwei (“two”) + Brücken (“bridges”).

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Zweibrücken (an independent town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany)


Salzgitter

de-proper noun

Salzgitter n (proper noun, genitive Salzgitters or (optionally with an article) Salzgitter)

Salzgitters (genitive)
Salzgitter (genitive with-article)

Salzgitter (an independent city in Lower Saxony, Germany)


Neubrandenburg

Neubrandenburg n (proper noun, genitive Neubrandenburgs or (optionally with an article) Neubrandenburg)

Neubrandenburgs (genitive)
Neubrandenburg (genitive with-article)

Mecklenburgische Seenplatte
Mecklenburgische Seenplatte#German

Neubrandenburg (a town, the administrative seat of Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany)


Landau in der Pfalz

Landau in der Pfalz n (proper noun, genitive Landaus in der Pfalz or (optionally with an article) Landau in der Pfalz)

Landaus in der Pfalz (genitive)
Landau in der Pfalz (genitive with-article)

Landau in der Pfalz
Landau in der Pfalz#English

Landau in der Pfalz (an independent city in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany)

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Pirmasens

Pirmasens n (proper noun, genitive Pirmasens' or (with an article) Pirmasens)

Pirmasens' (genitive)
Pirmasens (genitive)

From Old High German Pirminiseusna, named after Saint Pirmin.

Pirmasens (an independent town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, also serving as the administrative seat of Südwestpfalz district, which however does not include the town)


Zwickau

Zwickau n (proper noun, genitive Zwickaus or (optionally with an article) Zwickau)

Zwickaus (genitive)
Zwickau (genitive with-article)

The earliest attested spelling is Zcwickaw in a Latin document from 1118. The word is presumably of Slavic origin, though which Slavic word(s) it comes from are unclear.

Zwickau (a town and rural district of Saxony)

(historical) Cvikov (a town in Česká Lípa district, Liberec Region, Czech Republic)

South Bohemian Region
w:South Bohemian Region

(historical) Zvíkov (a municipality and village in Český Krumlov district, South Bohemian Region, Czech Republic)


Neumünster

Neumünster n (proper noun, genitive Neumünsters or (optionally with an article) Neumünster)

Neumünsters (genitive)
Neumünster (genitive with-article)

From neu (“new”) + Münster (“monastery”). Calque of Latin Novum Monasterium.

Neumünster (an independent town in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany)


Kempten

Kempten n (proper noun, genitive Kemptens or (optionally with an article) Kempten)

Kemptens (genitive)
Kempten (genitive with-article)
Kempten (definite nominative singular)
Kemptens (definite genitive singular)
Kempten (definite genitive singular with-article)
Kempten (dative definite singular)
Kempten (accusative definite singular)

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From Middle High German Kemptun, from Medieval Latin Campidona, Latin Campodūnum, from Gaulish Καμβοδουνον, from Proto-Celtic *kambos (“crooked”) + *dūnom (“fortress”).

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Gaulish Καμβοδουνον

Kempten (Allgäu)
Kempten (Allgäu)#English

Kempten (an independent town in Allgäu, Swabia, Bavaria, Germany; official name: Kempten (Allgäu))


Duisburg

de-proper noun

Duisburg n (proper noun, genitive Duisburgs or (optionally with an article) Duisburg)

Duisburgs (genitive)
Duisburg (genitive with-article)

From Old High German Tusburch; the first element is of unknown origin, and the second is Burg (“castle, stronghold”).

North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia#English

Duisburg (an independent city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)


Suhl

Suhl n (proper noun, genitive Suhls or (optionally with an article) Suhl)

Suhls (genitive)
Suhl (genitive with-article)

From Old High German Sulaha, of which the second element is aha (“river, water”).

Suhl (an independent town in Thuringia, Germany)


Emden

Emden n (proper noun, genitive Emdens or (optionally with an article) Emden)

Emdens (genitive)
Emden (genitive with-article)

From Middle Low German Emuthon, from Old Saxon Amuthon, from aha (“river”) + mūth (“mouth”).

An independent town in Lower Saxony, Germany


Schweinfurt

Schweinfurt n (proper noun, genitive Schweinfurts or (optionally with an article) Schweinfurt)

Schweinfurts (genitive)
Schweinfurt (genitive with-article)
Schweinfurt (definite nominative singular)
Schweinfurts (definite genitive singular)
Schweinfurt (definite genitive singular with-article)
Schweinfurt (dative definite singular)
Schweinfurt (accusative definite singular)

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From Old High German Suinuurde, of unclear origin. By surface analysis, Schwein (“pig”) + Furt (“ford”), a reanalysis by folk etymology.

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Schweinfurt (an independent town in Bavaria, Germany)

A rural district of Lower Franconia, Bavaria, surrounding but not including the town of Schweinfurt, which nevertheless serves as its administrative seat


Kassel

de-proper noun

Kassel n (proper noun, genitive Kassels or (optionally with an article) Kassel)

Kassels (genitive)
Kassel (genitive with-article)

From Old High German Chassalla, Chassella. Either from Latin castellum or from a native Germanic compound whose second element is Proto-West Germanic *sali (“house, hall”).

der

Kassel (an independent city in northern Hesse, Germany)

A rural district of Hesse, surrounding but not including the city of Kassel, which nevertheless serves as its administrative seat


Stralsund

de-proper noun

Stralsund n (proper noun, genitive Stralsunds or (optionally with an article) Stralsund)

Stralsunds (genitive)
Stralsund (genitive with-article)

First mentioned as Stralesund in 1240.
The first element strał (“arrow”) is derived from a West Slavic language, the second element Sund (“sound, strait”) is of Germanic origin.

Stralsund (an independent city in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany)


Darmstadt

Darmstadt n (proper noun, genitive Darmstadts or (optionally with an article) Darmstadt)

Darmstadts (genitive)
Darmstadt (genitive with-article)

The name first appeared towards the end of the 11th century as Darmundestat, later as Darmstait. Its origins are unknown. It is sometimes stated to derive from the Darmbach (a small stream formerly running through the city). In fact, the stream received its current name much later, after the city.

Darmstadt (an independent city in Hesse, Germany; administrative seat of Darmstadt-Dieburg district)


Schwerin

Schwerin n (proper noun, genitive Schwerins or (optionally with an article) Schwerin)

Schwerins (genitive)
Schwerin (genitive with-article)

Ultimately from Slavic; contains the place name suffix -in.

Schwerin (an independent city, the state capital of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany)


Kaufbeuren

Kaufbeuren n (proper noun, genitive Kaufbeurens or (optionally with an article) Kaufbeuren)

Kaufbeurens (genitive)
Kaufbeuren (genitive with-article)
Kaufbeuren (definite nominative singular)
Kaufbeurens (definite genitive singular)
Kaufbeuren (definite genitive singular with-article)
Kaufbeuren (dative definite singular)
Kaufbeuren (accusative definite singular)

/kaʊ̯fˈbɔɪ̯ʁən/

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Kaufbeuren (an independent town in Swabia, Bavaria, Germany)


Passau

Passau n (proper noun, genitive Passaus or (optionally with an article) Passau)

Passaus (genitive)
Passau (genitive with-article)

Inherited from Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German Pazauwa, from Latin (Castra) Batavis, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *Batawjō.

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Passau (an independent town in Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany)

A rural district of Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, partially surrounding but not including the town of Passau, which nevertheless serves as its administrative seat


Wilhelmshaven

de-proper noun

Wilhelmshaven n (proper noun, genitive Wilhelmshavens or (optionally with an article) Wilhelmshaven)

Wilhelmshavens (genitive)
Wilhelmshaven (genitive with-article)

From Wilhelm + -s- + Hafen (“harbour”), founded in 1869 and named after Wilhelm I of Prussia. The Low German v-spelling is by analogy with Cuxhaven and Bremerhaven.

Wilhelmshaven (an independent town and port in Lower Saxony, Germany)


Hagen

Hagen n (proper noun, genitive Hagens or (optionally with an article) Hagen)

Hagens (genitive)
Hagen (genitive with-article)

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Hagen (an independent city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)


Hagen

Hagen m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Hagens or (with an article) Hagen, feminine genitive Hagen, plural Hagens or Hagen)

Hagens (genitive masculine)
Hagen (genitive masculine)
Hagen (feminine genitive)
Hagens (plural)
Hagen (plural)

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Hagen

Hagen m (proper noun, strong, genitive Hagens, plural Hagens)

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Gera

Gera n (proper noun, genitive Geras or (optionally with an article) Gera)

Geras (genitive)
Gera (genitive with-article)

Gera (an independent town in Thuringia, Germany)


Göttingen

Göttingen n (proper noun, genitive Göttingens or (optionally with an article) Göttingen)

Göttingens (genitive)
Göttingen (genitive with-article)

→ English: Göttingen

From Old Saxon Gutingi, after a creek named Gote.

An independent city in Lower Saxony, Germany.

A rural district of Lower Saxony, Germany.


Görlitz

Görlitz n (proper noun, genitive Görlitz' or (with an article) Görlitz)

First mentioned in Latin as (in villa) Goreliz in a deed from King Heinrich IV of 1071. Said to be of Slavic/Old Sorbian origin, from Proto-Slavic *gorěti (“to burn”), referring to an establishment on a burned site. Its mentioning is connected to the transfer of some of the king's properties located in the eastern part of Upper Lusatia to the cathedral chapter of Meißen.

Görlitz (a town and rural district of Saxony, Germany)

Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Lower Silesian Voivodeship#English

(historical) Zgorzelec (a town in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland)