Konstanz

English

Proper noun

Konstanz

1. A city in south Germany on Lake Constance, on Swiss border.

Synonyms

• Constance

Translations

city

• Catalan: Constança (ca) f
• Czech: Kostnice f
• French: Constance (fr) f
• German: Konstanz (de) n
• Italian: Costanza (it) f
• Polish: Konstancja (pl) f
• Portuguese: Constança f
• Russian: Констанц (ru) m (Konstanc)
• Spanish: Constanza (es) f

Further reading

• Konstanz on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

German

Etymology 1

19th century, from Latin cōnstantia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔnˈstant͡s/, (dated or southern) /kɔnˈʃtant͡s/

• Audio (with /kɔnˈst-/)

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ants

Noun

Konstanz f (genitive Konstanz, no plural)

1. constancy, consistency, permanence, stability (of a development or regular occurrence)

   Synonyms: Stetigkeit, Beständigkeit, Gleichmäßigkeit, Regelmäßigkeit

   Antonyms: Unbeständigkeit, Inkonstanz, Veränderlichkeit, Wechselhaftigkeit

Declension

Declension of Konstanz [sg-only, feminine]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Konstanz
genitive	einer	der	Konstanz
dative	einer	der	Konstanz
accusative	eine	die	Konstanz

Related terms

• konstant

Etymology 2

From Latin Constantia (first attested 525 AD), named after Roman emperor Constantius I or II.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔnstant͡s/, (southern, otherwise less common) /ˈkɔnʃtant͡s/

• Audio (with /ˈkɔnst-/)

  (file)

• Audio (with /ˈkɔnʃt-/)

  (file)

Proper noun

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

1. A town and rural district of Baden-Württemberg
2. (historical) One of the four districts of the Grand Duchy of Baden

Derived terms

• Konstanzer

Further reading

• Konstanz on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de