Mönchengladbach

English

Proper noun

Mönchengladbach

  1. A city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Translations

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Originally Monich Gladebach (1300), later Munche-Glaydebach (1348). Equivalent to Mönch (“monk”) +‎ -en- +‎ Gladbach.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mœn.çənˈɡlat.bax/, [ˌmœn.çn̩ˈɡlat.baχ]
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  • Hyphenation: Mön‧chen‧glad‧bach

Proper noun

Mönchengladbach n (proper noun, genitive Mönchengladbachs or (optionally with an article) Mönchengladbach)

  1. an independent city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    Synonym: (informal) Gladbach

Declension

Declension of Mönchengladbach [sg-only, neuter, toponym]
singular
def. noun
nominative das Mönchengladbach
genitive des Mönchengladbachs, Mönchengladbach1
dative dem Mönchengladbach
accusative das Mönchengladbach

1Optionally with an article.

Derived terms

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