Konstanz
English edit
Proper noun edit
Konstanz
- A city in south Germany on Lake Constance, on Swiss border.
Synonyms edit
Translations edit
city
Further reading edit
German edit
Etymology 1 edit
19th century, from Latin cōnstantia.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /kɔnˈstant͡s/, (dated or southern) /kɔnˈʃtant͡s/
Audio (with /kɔnˈst-/) (file) - Rhymes: -ants
Noun edit
Konstanz f (genitive Konstanz, no plural)
- constancy, consistency, permanence, stability (of a development or regular occurrence)
- Synonyms: Stetigkeit, Beständigkeit, Gleichmäßigkeit, Regelmäßigkeit
- Antonyms: Unbeständigkeit, Inkonstanz, Veränderlichkeit, Wechselhaftigkeit
Declension edit
Declension of Konstanz [sg-only, feminine]
Related terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Latin Constantia (first attested 525 AD), named after Roman emperor Constantius I or II.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈkɔnstant͡s/, (southern, otherwise less common) /ˈkɔnʃtant͡s/
Audio (with /ˈkɔnst-/) (file) Audio (with /ˈkɔnʃt-/) (file)
Proper noun edit
Konstanz n (proper noun, genitive Konstanz' or (with an article) Konstanz)
- A town and rural district of Baden-Württemberg
- (historical) One of the four districts of the Grand Duchy of Baden
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- Konstanz on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de