Wildeshausen

German

Etymology

From Old Saxon Wīgaldinghūs, from the given name Wīgald, from Proto-West Germanic *wīg (“battle”) + *wald (“ruler, leader”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vɪldəsˈhaʊ̯zn̩/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Wil‧des‧hau‧sen

Proper noun

Wildeshausen n (proper noun, genitive Wildeshausens or (optionally with an article) Wildeshausen)

  1. a town, the administrative seat of Oldenburg district, Lower Saxony

Declension

Declension of Wildeshausen [sg-only, neuter, toponym]
singular
def. noun
nominative das Wildeshausen
genitive des Wildeshausens, Wildeshausen1
dative dem Wildeshausen
accusative das Wildeshausen

1Optionally with an article.

Derived terms

  • Wildeshausener
    • Wildeshausenerin
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