Krefeld

English

Proper noun

Krefeld

A city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, north-west of Düsseldorf.

German

Alternative forms

Crefeld (superseded)

Etymology

From Middle Low German Krinvelde. The first element is of unclear origin; the second is Feld (“field”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkʁeːfɛlt/
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Hyphenation: Kre‧feld

Proper noun

Krefeld n (proper noun, genitive Krefelds or (optionally with an article) Krefeld)

Krefeld (an independent city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)

Declension

Declension of Krefeld [sg-only, neuter, toponym]

	singular
	def.	noun
nominative	das	Krefeld
genitive	des	Krefelds, Krefeld¹
dative	dem	Krefeld
accusative	das	Krefeld

¹Optionally with an article.

Derived terms

Krefelder
- Krefelderin

Related terms

Alsfeld, Elberfeld, Hersfeld

Proper noun

Krefeld m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Krefelds or (with an article) Krefeld, feminine genitive Krefeld, plural Krefelds)

a surname

Declension

Declension of Krefeld [masculine // feminine, surname]

	singular						plural
	masculine			feminine			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	(ein)	(der)	Krefeld	(eine)	(die)	Krefeld	(die)	Krefelds
genitive	(eines)	(des)	Krefelds, Krefeld¹	(einer)	(der)	Krefeld	(der)	Krefelds
dative	(einem)	(dem)	Krefeld	(einer)	(der)	Krefeld	(den)	Krefelds
accusative	(einen)	(den)	Krefeld	(eine)	(die)	Krefeld	(die)	Krefelds

¹With an article.