Krefeld

English

Proper noun

Krefeld

1. A city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, north-west of Düsseldorf.

German

Alternative forms

• Crefeld (superseded)

Etymology

From Middle Low German Krinvelde. The first element is of unclear origin; the second is Feld (“field”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʁeːfɛlt/

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• Hyphenation: Kre‧feld

Proper noun

Krefeld n (proper noun, genitive Krefelds or (optionally with an article) Krefeld)

1. Krefeld (an independent city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)

Declension

Declension of Krefeld [sg-only, neuter, toponym]

	singular
	def.	noun
nominative	das	Krefeld
genitive	des	Krefelds, Krefeld1
dative	dem	Krefeld
accusative	das	Krefeld

¹Optionally with an article.

Derived terms

• Krefelder