Weißenburg

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German Wizzenburc (1036), from Old High German Uuizinburc (867). Equivalent to weiß (“white”) +‎ -en- +‎ Burg (“town”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈvaɪ̯sn̩ˌbʊʁk], [-bʊɐ̯k]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Wei‧ßen‧burg

Proper noun

Weißenburg n (proper noun, genitive Weißenburgs or (optionally with an article) Weißenburg)

  1. a town, the administrative seat of Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen district, Middle Franconia region, Bavaria, Germany; official name: Weißenburg in Bayern
  2. Wissembourg (a commune of Bas-Rhin department, Grand Est region, France)
  3. (obsolete) synonym of Alba Iulia (city in Romania) (used in the 16th and 17th centuries)
  4. (obsolete) synonym of Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi (city in Ukraine)

Declension

Declension of Weißenburg [sg-only, neuter, toponym]
singular
def. noun
nominative das Weißenburg
genitive des Weißenburgs, Weißenburg1
dative dem Weißenburg
accusative das Weißenburg

1Optionally with an article.

Derived terms

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