Sternschanze

German

Etymology

From Stern (“star”) +‎ Schanze (“redoubt”). The quarter in Hamburg is named after the 17th century military fortifications built to protect the city against the Danish.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Sternschanze f (genitive Sternschanze, plural Sternschanzen)

  1. (military, historical) A star-shaped redoubt.

Declension

Declension of Sternschanze [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Sternschanze die Sternschanzen
genitive einer der Sternschanze der Sternschanzen
dative einer der Sternschanze den Sternschanzen
accusative eine die Sternschanze die Sternschanzen

Proper noun

die Sternschanze f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Sternschanze)

  1. a quarter in Altona borough, Hamburg, Germany
    Near-synonyms: Schanzenviertel, Schanze

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