Chemnitz
See also: Chemnitz'
English
Etymology
Borrowed from German Chemnitz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɛmnɪts/
Proper noun
Chemnitz
- An independent city in Saxony, Germany.
Synonyms
- Karl-Marx-Stadt (former name of Chemnitz in GDR times))
Translations
city in Saxony
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German
Etymology
Named after the eponymous river, which runs through the city. The river name is derived from Upper Sorbian Kamjenica, from kamjenica (“rock, cobblestone”), a diminutive of kamjeń.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɛmnɪt͡s/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Chem‧nitz
Proper noun
Chemnitz n (proper noun, genitive Chemnitz' or (with an article) Chemnitz)
- Chemnitz (an independent city in Saxony, Germany)
Declension
Declension of Chemnitz [sg-only, neuter, toponym]
Derived terms
Related terms
Proper noun
Chemnitz m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Chemnitz' or (with an article) Chemnitz, feminine genitive Chemnitz, plural Chemnitz or Chemnitzes or Chemnitzens)
- a surname transferred from the place name
Declension
Declension of Chemnitz [masculine // feminine, surname]
| singular | plural | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | |||||||
| indef. | def. | noun | indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | (ein) | (der) | Chemnitz | (eine) | (die) | Chemnitz | (die) | Chemnitz, Chemnitzes, Chemnitzens |
| genitive | (eines) | (des) | Chemnitz', Chemnitz1 | (einer) | (der) | Chemnitz | (der) | Chemnitz, Chemnitzes, Chemnitzens |
| dative | (einem) | (dem) | Chemnitz | (einer) | (der) | Chemnitz | (den) | Chemnitz, Chemnitzes, Chemnitzens |
| accusative | (einen) | (den) | Chemnitz | (eine) | (die) | Chemnitz | (die) | Chemnitz, Chemnitzes, Chemnitzens |
1With an article.
Related terms
- Kemnitz, Kemner, Kemna, Kemmerich
- Seydlitz, Nimitz, Wanderwitz, Zitzewitz
Portuguese
Proper noun
Chemnitz f
Spanish
Proper noun
Chemnitz ?