Gelsenkirchen
English edit
Proper noun edit
Gelsenkirchen
- A city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German Gelstenkerken, Geilistirinkirkin
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˌɡɛlzənˈkɪrçən/, [ˌɡɛl.zn̩ˈkɪɐ̯.çn̩], [-zŋ̍-], [-zən-], [-kɪʁ-], [-çən], (locally) [ˌɡel.zŋ̍ˈkiɐ̯.çn̩]
Audio (file) Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Gel‧sen‧kir‧chen
Proper noun edit
Gelsenkirchen n (proper noun, genitive Gelsenkirchens or (optionally with an article) Gelsenkirchen)
- Gelsenkirchen (an independent city in Ruhr Area, North Rhine-Westphalia, in western Germany)