Pfalz
English edit
Etymology edit
From German Pfalz, from Old High German pfalinza, from Latin palātium. Doublet of palace and palazzo.
Proper noun edit
Pfalz
- (historical, often with "the") The Palatinate region of Germany.
German edit
Etymology edit
From Old High German pfalinza, borrowed from Medieval Latin palātium.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /pfalts/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /fal(t)s/ (most speakers in northern and central Germany)
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Proper noun edit
die Pfalz f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Pfalz)
- Palatinate (a region in southern Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany)
- Ich komme aus der Pfalz.
- I'm from the Palatinate.
Declension edit
Declension of Pfalz [sg-only, feminine]
Noun edit
Pfalz f (genitive Pfalz, plural Pfalzen)
- (historical) palace (of certain mediaeval emperors and kings)
Declension edit
Declension of Pfalz [feminine]
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Dutch: palts
Pennsylvania German edit
Proper noun edit
Pfalz f