Rotenburg
German
Etymology
Possibly from Rodung (“clearing”) or rot (“red”) in reference to the red bricks of Castle Rotenburg.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʁoːtn̩ˌbʊʁk/
(file) - Hyphenation: Ro‧ten‧burg
Proper noun
Rotenburg n (proper noun, genitive Rotenburgs or (optionally with an article) Rotenburg)
- A town and rural district of Lower Saxony. Official name: Rotenburg (Wümme)
- A town in Hersfeld-Rotenburg district, Hesse. Official name: Rotenburg an der Fulda
Derived terms
- Rotenburger
- rotenburgisch
Related terms
Proper noun
Rotenburg m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Rotenburgs or (with an article) Rotenburg, feminine genitive Rotenburg, plural Rotenburgs)
- a surname
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