Brandenberg

German

Etymology

By surface analysis, Brand +‎ -en- +‎ Berg.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbʁandn̩bɛʁk]
  • Hyphenation: Bran‧den‧berg

Proper noun

der Brandenberg m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Brandenbergs or des Brandenberges)

  1. any of several mountains in Germany and Austria
  2. Alternative form of Brandberg, the highest mountain in Namibia.

Declension

Declension of Brandenberg [sg-only, masculine, strong]
singular
def. noun
nominative der Brandenberg
genitive des Brandenbergs, Brandenberges
dative dem Brandenberg, Brandenberge1
accusative den Brandenberg

1Now rare, see notes.

  • Brandenberger Alpen

Proper noun

Brandenberg n (proper noun, genitive Brandenbergs or (optionally with an article) Brandenberg)

  1. a municipality in Kufstein district, Tyrol, Austria
  2. Any of a number of smaller places in Germany and Austria.

Declension

Declension of Brandenberg [sg-only, neuter, toponym]
singular
def. noun
nominative das Brandenberg
genitive des Brandenbergs, Brandenberg1
dative dem Brandenberg
accusative das Brandenberg

1Optionally with an article.

Derived terms

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