Konstanz

English

Proper noun

Konstanz

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

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German

Etymology 1

From Latin cōnstantia.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kɔnˈstant͡s/
  • Rhymes: -ants

Noun

Konstanz f (genitive Konstanz, no plural)

  1. constancy, permanence
    Antonyms: Inkonstanz, Veränderlichkeit, Dynamik, Evolution
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

Etymology 2

First attested in 525 A.D. as Latin Constantia, named after Roman emperor Constantius I or II.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔnstant͡s/
  • (Alemannic German) IPA(key): /ˈkɔnʃtant͡s/

Proper noun

Konstanz n (proper noun, strong, genitive Konstanz')

  1. Constance (city)
  2. (historical) One of the four districts of the Grand Duchy of Baden
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