Nordhorn

German

Etymology

From Old Saxon Norhthornon (literally “northern horn”); in Low German languages horn also refers to a pointed or wedge-shaped piece of land. By surface analysis, Nord (“north”) +‎ Horn (“horn”). See “Etymologie Nordhorns” at the German Wikipedia for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɔʁthɔʁn/

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• Hyphenation: Nord‧horn

Proper noun

Nordhorn n (proper noun, genitive Nordhorns or (optionally with an article) Nordhorn)

1. A town, the administrative seat of Grafschaft Bentheim district, Lower Saxony