Hildesheim

German

Etymology

From Old High German Hiltinesheim and Old Saxon Hildeneshem, from the personal name Hildin, Hildini (from Proto-West Germanic *hildi (“battle”)), plus Heim (“home”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɪldəsˌhaɪ̯m/
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Proper noun

Hildesheim n (proper noun, genitive Hildesheims or (optionally with an article) Hildesheim)

  1. Hildesheim (a city and rural district of Lower Saxony, Germany)

Declension

Declension of Hildesheim [sg-only, neuter, toponym]
singular
def. noun
nominative das Hildesheim
genitive des Hildesheims, Hildesheim1
dative dem Hildesheim
accusative das Hildesheim

1Optionally with an article.

Derived terms

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