Nordhausen

German

Etymology

From Old High German Nordhūsa, Nordhūse, Northūsun (literally “northern houses”). By surface analysis, Nord +‎ -hausen.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈnɔʁtˌhaʊ̯zn̩/
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  • Hyphenation: Nord‧hau‧sen

Proper noun

Nordhausen n (proper noun, genitive Nordhausens or (optionally with an article) Nordhausen)

  1. A town and rural district of Thuringia
  2. Nordhouse (a commune of the Bas-Rhin department, Grand Est, France)

Nordhausen m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Nordhausens or (with an article) Nordhausen, feminine genitive Nordhausen, plural Nordhausens or Nordhausen)

  1. a surname
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