Detmold

English

Proper noun

Detmold

1. A town, the administrative seat of Lippe district, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
2. An administrative region (Regierungsbezirk) in North Rhine-Westphalia.
3. A census-designated place in Allegany County, Maryland, United States, named after Christian Edward Detmold.
4. A surname.

German

Etymology

From Old Saxon Theotmalli, from thīod (“people”) (from Proto-West Germanic *þeudu) + mahal (“court, assembly”) (from Proto-West Germanic *maþl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛtmɔlt/

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• Hyphenation: Det‧mold

Proper noun

Detmold n (proper noun, genitive Detmolds or (optionally with an article) Detmold)

1. A town, the administrative seat of Lippe district, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
2. An administrative region of North Rhine-Westphalia

Derived terms

• Detmolder
• detmoldisch

Proper noun

Detmold m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Detmolds or (with an article) Detmold, feminine genitive Detmold, plural Detmolds)

1. a surname transferred from the place name