Kaiserslautern

English

Etymology

From German Kaiserslautern.

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ˌkaɪzɚsˈlaʊtɚn/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌkaɪzəsˈlaʊtən/
Hyphenation: Kai‧sers‧lau‧tern

Proper noun

Kaiserslautern

A city in southwestern Germany.

Translations

city in southwestern Germany

French: Caseloutre (historical name), Kaiserslautern (fr) (modern name)
German: Kaiserslautern (de) n
Latin: Caesarea Lutra f
Rhine Franconian: Lautre, Kaiserslautre

German

Etymology

From Kaiser (“emperor (in reference to Frederick Barbarossa)”) +‎ -s- +‎ Lauter (the river on which the city was built) + -n (old dative ending).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌkaɪzɐsˈlaʊtɐn/
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Hyphenation: Kai‧sers‧lau‧tern

Proper noun

Kaiserslautern n (proper noun, genitive Kaiserslauterns or (optionally with an article) Kaiserslautern)

Kaiserslautern (a city in southwestern Germany)
Synonym: K-Town

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