Geilenkirchen

German

Etymology

First mentioned in 1172 as Geilenkirche, Middle Low German Geylenkirken in 1202.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡaɪ̯lənˌkɪʁçn̩]

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• Hyphenation: Gei‧len‧kir‧chen

Proper noun

Geilenkirchen n (proper noun, genitive Geilenkirchens or (optionally with an article) Geilenkirchen)

1. Geilenkirchen (a town in Heinsberg district, North Rhine-Westphalia, in western Germany)

Declension

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

	singular
	def.	noun
nominative	das	Geilenkirchen
genitive	des	Geilenkirchens, Geilenkirchen1
dative	dem	Geilenkirchen
accusative	das	Geilenkirchen

¹Optionally with an article.

Derived terms

• Geilenkirchener
  • Geilenkirchenerin

Related terms

• Geilebach, Geilsdorf, Geilshausen, Geilsheim
• Gelsenkirchen, Garmisch-Partenkirchen