Hildburghausen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German Hilteburgehusin, from the personal name Hilteburg (literally “battle fortification”) (compare modern Hildburg, from Proto-West Germanic *hildi + *burg) + -hausen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɪltbʊʁkˈhaʊ̯zn̩/

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• Hyphenation: Hild‧burg‧hau‧sen

Proper noun

Hildburghausen n (proper noun, genitive Hildburghausens or (optionally with an article) Hildburghausen)

1. A town and rural district of Thuringia