Königswartha

English

Etymology

From German Königswartha.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Königswartha

  1. A municipality of Bautzen district, Saxony, Germany.

Translations

German

Etymology

König (“king”) +‎ Warte (“lookout, guarding post”), named after a guard tower of the Bohemian king, which secured the old street between Bautzen and Hoyerswerda. First mentioned as Conigswarte in a deed of 1350.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkøːnɪçsˌvaʁta/
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  • Hyphenation: Kö‧nigs‧war‧tha

Proper noun

Königswartha n (proper noun, genitive Königswarthas or (optionally with an article) Königswartha)

  1. Königswartha (a municipality of Bautzen district, Saxony, Germany)

Declension

Declension of Königswartha [sg-only, neuter, toponym]
singular
def. noun
nominative das Königswartha
genitive des Königswarthas, Königswartha1
dative dem Königswartha
accusative das Königswartha

1Optionally with an article.

Derived terms

  • Königswarthaer
    • Königswarthaerin
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