Heidelberg

English

Etymology

From German Heidelberg, from an uncertain word and Berg (“mountain”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈhaɪdəlbɜːɡ/

Proper noun

Heidelberg

1. A city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
2. A suburb of Invercargill, New Zealand.
3. A suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Related terms

• Heidelberg man

Translations

city

• Armenian: Հայդելբերգ (Haydelberg)
• Czech: Heidelberg m
• French: Heidelberg (fr) m
• German: Heidelberg (de) n

  Rhine Franconian: Heidlberg (Palatine)

• Hungarian: Heidelberg (hu)
• Latin: Heidelberga f
• Polish: Heidelberg m
• Russian: Ха́йдельберг (Xájdelʹberg), Ге́йдельберг (ru) (Géjdelʹberg)
• Spanish: Heidelberg (es) m
• Ukrainian: Га́йдельберґ m (Hájdelʹberg)

References

• NZ Topo Map

German

Etymology

The first element is of unclear origin, possibly Heide (“heath”); the second element corresponds to Berg.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhaɪ̯dl̩bɛʁk/

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• Hyphenation: Hei‧del‧berg

Proper noun

Heidelberg n (proper noun, genitive Heidelbergs or (optionally with an article) Heidelberg)

1. Heidelberg (a city and urban district of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, administrative seat of Rhein-Neckar-Kreis district)

Derived terms

• Heidelberger

Further reading

• “Heidelberg” in Duden online

Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from German Heidelberg.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xajˈdɛl.bɛrk/
• Rhymes: -ɛlbɛrk
• Syllabification: Hei‧del‧berg

Proper noun

Heidelberg m inan

1. Heidelberg (a city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany)

Declension

Declension of Heidelberg

	singular
nominative	Heidelberg
genitive	Heidelbergu
dative	Heidelbergowi
accusative	Heidelberg
instrumental	Heidelbergiem
locative	Heidelbergu
vocative	Heidelbergu

Derived terms

adjective

• heidelberski

 

nouns

• heidelberczyk
• heidelberka

 

Further reading

• Heidelberg in Polish dictionaries at PWN