Plauen

See also: plauen

German

Etymology

Of Slavic origin; akin to Czech plavný (“smooth”), Upper Sorbian pławny (“navigable”), and Lower Sorbian pławnja (“horse pond”), all from Proto-Slavic *plàviti (“to float”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈplaʊ̯ən/
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  • Hyphenation: Plau‧en

Proper noun

Plauen n (proper noun, genitive Plauens or (optionally with an article) Plauen)

  1. Plauen (a town, the administrative seat of Vogtlandkreis district, Saxony, Germany)

Declension

Declension of Plauen [sg-only, neuter, toponym]
singular
def. noun
nominative das Plauen
genitive des Plauens, Plauen1
dative dem Plauen
accusative das Plauen

1Optionally with an article.

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