Tübingen

English

Etymology

From German Tübingen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt(j)uːbɪŋən/

Proper noun

Tübingen

  1. A town and rural district of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, on the Neckar, with a famous university; once capital of Würtemberg-Hohenzollern

Derived terms

Translations

German

Etymology

From Old High German Duwingen, formed with the common placename suffix -ingen (“belonging to, the people of”) with the founder's name, Tuwo. The name is of uncertain origin, but compare *þeu (“servant”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtyːbɪŋən/, [ˈtyːbɪŋn̩]
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  • Hyphenation: Tü‧bin‧gen

Proper noun

Tübingen n (proper noun, genitive Tübingens or (optionally with an article) Tübingen)

  1. Tübingen (a town and rural district of Baden-Württemberg, Germany)

Declension

Declension of Tübingen [sg-only, neuter, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein das Tübingen
genitive eines des Tübingens, Tübingen
dative einem dem Tübingen
accusative ein das Tübingen

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References

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