Bismarck
See also: bismarck
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbɪzmɑɹk/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Proper noun
Bismarck
- A German family name.
- Otto von Bismarck, one of the prominent German statesmen of the nineteenth century.
- A major German battleship during World War II (named after the statesman).
- The capital city of North Dakota, United States and the county seat of Burleigh County.
Derived terms
- Bismarck boobook
- Bismarck herring
- Bismarckian
- Bismarck Range
- Bismarck Sea
Noun
Bismarck (plural Bismarcks)
German
Etymology
Uncertain. Probably from the German town of Bismark, a compound of Biese (name of a nearby river, related to Dutch bies (“bulrush”)) and Mark (“border region”).
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɪsmaʁk/, [ˈbɪsmaɐ̯k]
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Proper noun
die Bismarck f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Bismarck)
- a German battleship during the Second World War, the sister ship to the Tirpitz
Declension
Declension of Bismarck [sg-only, feminine]
Proper noun
Bismarck m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Bismarcks or (with an article) Bismarck, feminine genitive Bismarck, plural Bismarcks)
- a surname
Declension
Declension of Bismarck [masculine // feminine, surname]
| singular | plural | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | |||||||
| indef. | def. | noun | indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | (ein) | (der) | Bismarck | (eine) | (die) | Bismarck | (die) | Bismarcks |
| genitive | (eines) | (des) | Bismarcks, Bismarck1 | (einer) | (der) | Bismarck | (der) | Bismarcks |
| dative | (einem) | (dem) | Bismarck | (einer) | (der) | Bismarck | (den) | Bismarcks |
| accusative | (einen) | (den) | Bismarck | (eine) | (die) | Bismarck | (die) | Bismarcks |
1With an article.
Italian
Proper noun
Bismarck m