Kaiserslautern

English

Etymology

From German Kaiserslautern.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Kaiserslautern

  1. An independent town in Rhineland-Palatinate, in southwestern Germany.
  2. A rural district of Rhineland-Palatinate.

Translations

German

Etymology

From Kaiser (“emperor (in reference to Frederick Barbarossa)”) +‎ -s- +‎ Lauter (the river on which the city was built) + -n (old dative ending).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌkaɪzɐsˈlaʊtɐn/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Kai‧sers‧lau‧tern

Proper noun

Kaiserslautern n (proper noun, genitive Kaiserslauterns or (optionally with an article) Kaiserslautern)

  1. Kaiserslautern (an independent town in Rhineland-Palatinate)
    Synonym: K-Town
  2. a rural district of Rhineland-Palatinate, partially surrounding but not including the town of Kaiserslautern, which nevertheless serves as its administrative seat

Declension

Declension of Kaiserslautern [sg-only, neuter, toponym]
singular
def. noun
nominative das Kaiserslautern
genitive des Kaiserslauterns, Kaiserslautern1
dative dem Kaiserslautern
accusative das Kaiserslautern

1Optionally with an article.

Derived terms

  • Kaiseraugst, Kaiserswerth, Kaisersberg
  • Lautern, Oberlauter, Wieslauter
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