Venusberg

See also: venusberg

English

Proper noun

Venusberg

1. (mythology) A subterranean temple of Venus, in Teutonic myth.

German

Etymology

Calque of Latin mons veneris.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈveːnʊsˌbɛʁk]
• Hyphenation: Ve‧nus‧berg

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Noun

Venusberg m (strong, genitive Venusberges or Venusbergs, plural Venusberge)

1. (rare) Synonym of Venushügel (“mons veneris”)

Declension

Declension of Venusberg [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Venusberg	die	Venusberge
genitive	eines	des	Venusberges, Venusbergs	der	Venusberge
dative	einem	dem	Venusberg, Venusberge1	den	Venusbergen
accusative	einen	den	Venusberg	die	Venusberge

¹Now rare, see notes.

Proper noun

der Venusberg m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Venusbergs)

1. A hill in Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Proper noun

Venusberg n (proper noun, genitive Venusbergs or (optionally with an article) Venusberg)

1. A quarter of Bonn, named after the above-mentioned hill

Further reading

• “Venusberg” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Venusberg” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Venusberg” in Duden online