Selters

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

The water is named after the village, famous for its natural springs since antiquity.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈzɛltɐs/
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

Selters n or f (strong, genitive Selters, plural Selters)

  1. Clipping of Selterswasser; seltzer
    Synonyms: Sprudel, Sprudelwasser
    • 1997, “Sekt oder Selters”, performed by Fettes Brot:
      Der Teufel hat den Sekt gemacht / Die Selters kommt von Gott
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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Proper noun[edit]

Selters n (proper noun, genitive Selters' or (with an article) Selters)

  1. A village in Limburg-Weilburg district, Hesse, Germany

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