Hügelland

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Hügelland.

Noun

Hügelland (plural Hügellands)

  1. (countable) A type of landscape consisting of low rolling hills whose topography or surface structure lies between that of a lowland region (plains or river terraces) and that of a more hill range or low mountain range.
    Near-synonym: upland

German

Etymology

From Hügel +‎ Land.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈhyːɡl̩ˌlant]
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  • Hyphenation: Hü‧gel‧land
  • Rhymes: -ant

Noun

Hügelland n (strong, genitive Hügellandes or Hügellands, plural Hügelländer)

  1. hilly upland, hill country, Hügelland

Declension
Declension of Hügelland [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Hügelland die Hügelländer
genitive eines des Hügellandes, Hügellands der Hügelländer
dative einem dem Hügelland, Hügellande1 den Hügelländern
accusative ein das Hügelland die Hügelländer

1Now rare, see notes.

Descendants
  • → English: Hügelland

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