Siebenbürgen

German

Etymology

From sieben (“seven”) +‎ Burg (“fortress”), literally “[in] seven fortresses”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌziːbənˈbʏʁɡən/
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Proper noun

Siebenbürgen n (proper noun, genitive Siebenbürgens or (optionally with an article) Siebenbürgen)

  1. Transylvania (a historical region in western Romania)
    Synonym: Transsilvanien

Declension

Declension of Siebenbürgen [sg-only, neuter, toponym]
singular
def. noun
nominative das Siebenbürgen
genitive des Siebenbürgens, Siebenbürgen1
dative dem Siebenbürgen
accusative das Siebenbürgen

1Optionally with an article.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Ukrainian: Семи́город (Semýhorod) (calque)

Further reading

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