Aschaffenburg

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Aschaffenburg.

Proper noun

Aschaffenburg

  1. A large independent town in the Lower Franconia region, Bavaria, Germany.
  2. A rural district of the Lower Franconia region, Bavaria, partially surrounding but not including the town of Aschaffenburg, which nevertheless serves as its administrative seat.

Translations

German

Etymology

From Old High German Ascaffaburc (literally “castle on the Aschaff River”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈʃafn̩ˌbʊʁk/
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  • Hyphenation: Aschaf‧fen‧burg

Proper noun

Aschaffenburg n (proper noun, genitive Aschaffenburgs or (optionally with an article) Aschaffenburg)

  1. Aschaffenburg (a large independent town in the Lower Franconia region, Bavaria, Germany)
  2. a rural district of the Lower Franconia region, Bavaria, partially surrounding but not including the town of Aschaffenburg, which nevertheless serves as its administrative seat

Declension

Declension of Aschaffenburg [sg-only, neuter, toponym]
singular
def. noun
nominative das Aschaffenburg
genitive des Aschaffenburgs, Aschaffenburg1
dative dem Aschaffenburg
accusative das Aschaffenburg

1Optionally with an article.

Derived terms

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