Altenkirchen

German

Etymology

alten, inflection of alt (“old”), + Kirche (“church”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaltn̩ˌkɪʁçn̩/, /ˌaltn̩ˈkɪʁçn̩/

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• Hyphenation: Al‧ten‧kir‧chen

Proper noun

Altenkirchen n (proper noun, genitive Altenkirchens or (optionally with an article) Altenkirchen)

1. a town and rural district of Rhineland-Palatinate

Declension

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

	singular
	def.	noun
nominative	das	Altenkirchen
genitive	des	Altenkirchens, Altenkirchen1
dative	dem	Altenkirchen
accusative	das	Altenkirchen

¹Optionally with an article.

Derived terms

• Altenkirchener
  • Altenkirchenerin