Magdeburg
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From German Magdeburg, from Middle Low German Māgedeborch, Mēgedeborch. Since the Middle Ages interpreted as “maiden-borough”, sometimes specifically related to the Virgin Mary. However, the first component may originally have been the plant name “mayweed”, compare Middle Low German mēgede(blōme) and Old English mæġþe.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Magdeburg
- The capital city of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, on the River Elbe.
- (historical) The historic German realm centered on the city.
- 1759, George Sale et al., The Modern Part of an Universal History, volume XXIX: History of the German Empire, page 2:
- Since the reign of Charlemagne, this country is divided into High and Low Germany... the provinces of Lower Germany towards the north conſiſt of the Low Country of the Rhine, Triers, Cologn, Mentz, Weſtphalia, Heſſe, Brunſwic, Miſnia, Luſatia, High Saxony upon the Elbe, Low Saxony upon the Elbe, Mecklenburg, Lauenburg, Brandenburg, Magdeburg, and Pomerania.
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Czech
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Magdeburg m inan
- Alternative spelling of Magdeburk
Declension
[edit]singular | |
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nominative | Magdeburg |
genitive | Magdeburgu |
dative | Magdeburgu |
accusative | Magdeburg |
vocative | Magdeburgu |
locative | Magdeburgu |
instrumental | Magdeburgem |
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Low German Māgedeborch, Mēgedeborch. Since the Middle Ages interpreted as “maiden-borough”, sometimes specifically related to the Virgin Mary. However, the first component may originally have been the plant name “mayweed”, compare Middle Low German mēgede(blōme) and Old English mæġþe.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): (local, standard-near) /ˈmakdəbʊrk/, (non-local also) /ˈmaːkdəbʊrk/
- IPA(key): (local, traditional) /ˈmaxdəbʊrç/, (non-local northern/central Germany) /ˈmaːxdəbʊrç/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Mag‧de‧burg
Proper noun
[edit]Magdeburg n (proper noun, genitive Magdeburgs or (optionally with an article) Magdeburg)
- Magdeburg (the capital city of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany)
Declension
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[edit]Polish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from German Magdeburg, from Middle Low German Māgedeborch, Mēgedeborch.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Magdeburg m inan
- Magdeburg (the capital and largest city of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany)
Declension
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nominative | Magdeburg |
genitive | Magdeburgu |
dative | Magdeburgowi |
accusative | Magdeburg |
instrumental | Magdeburgiem |
locative | Magdeburgu |
vocative | Magdeburgu |
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Magdeburg in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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