Judengasse

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German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Jude (Jew) +‎ -n- +‎ Gasse (alley, lane).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈjuːdənˌɡasə/
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Noun

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Judengasse f (genitive Judengasse, plural Judengassen)

  1. an alley, lane where mostly Jews lived; a ghetto (or part of it)

Usage notes

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  • Lanes called Juden-/Jüdengasse/-straße often have their names from medieval times and do not necessarily indicate a Jewish neighbourhood in the more recent past. (An extreme example is the Jodenstraat in Maastricht (NL), which bears this name since at least the 13th century although there is no historical indication of a Jewish presence.)

Declension

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