Odenwald

German

Etymology

From Old High German Odonewalt, Odanwalt, Otenwalt, a compound of walt (“forest”) (compare modern German Wald). The meaning of the first element is unknown; see w:Odenwald § Name for some hypotheses.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈoːdn̩ˌvalt/
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  • Hyphenation: Oden‧wald

Proper noun

der Odenwald m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Odenwalds or des Odenwaldes)

  1. a mountain range in Hesse, Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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