Rostock

English

Etymology

From German, from Middle Low German Rozstoc, from West Slavic (probably Polabian), from Proto-Slavic *orz-tokъ (“river fork”) (compare Czech roztok).

Proper noun

Rostock

1. An independent city in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
2. A rural district of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Seat: Güstrow

Translations

city in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

• Czech: Roztoky (cs) m
• German: Rostock (de) n
• Greek: Ροστόκ (Rostók)
• Polabian: Roztoc
• Russian: Ро́сток (ru) m (Róstok)
• Sorbian:

  Upper Sorbian: Roztok m

German

Etymology

From Middle Low German Rozstoc, from West Slavic (probably Polabian), from Proto-Slavic *orz-tokъ (“river fork”) (compare Czech roztok).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʁɔstɔk/

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• Hyphenation: Ros‧tock; pre-1996: Ro‧stock

Proper noun

Rostock n (proper noun, genitive Rostocks or (optionally with an article) Rostock)

1. Rostock (an independent city in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany)
2. A rural district of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Seat: Güstrow