Korbach

German

Alternative forms
  • Corbach (superseded)

Etymology

Partial calque of Old Saxon Curbecki, where beki (“brook”) is equivalent to German Bach and the element cur- is of obscure origin.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔʁbax/
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  • Hyphenation: Kor‧bach

Proper noun

Korbach n (proper noun, genitive Korbachs or (optionally with an article) Korbach)

  1. A town, the administrative seat of Waldeck-Frankenberg district, Hesse
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