Reihendorf

German

Reihendorf

Etymology

From Reihe (“row”) +‎ -n- +‎ Dorf (“village”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʁaɪ̯ənˌdɔʁf], [-ˌdɔɐ̯f]

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• Hyphenation: Rei‧hen‧dorf

Noun

Reihendorf n (strong, genitive Reihendorfs or Reihendorfes, plural Reihendörfer)

1. ribbon development, linear settlement, ribbon-built village (a particular form of linear settlement in German-speaking countries, characterized by rows of houses situated along a linear object such as a riverbank, road, valley, or stream)

   Synonym: Hufendorf

   Antonyms: Haufendorf, Runddorf

Declension

Declension of Reihendorf [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Reihendorf	die	Reihendörfer
genitive	eines	des	Reihendorfs, Reihendorfes	der	Reihendörfer
dative	einem	dem	Reihendorf, Reihendorfe1	den	Reihendörfern
accusative	ein	das	Reihendorf	die	Reihendörfer

¹Now rare, see notes.

Hypernyms

• Dorf, Siedlungsform, Geoobjekt

Hyponyms

• Bachhufendorf
• Hagenhufendorf
• Marschhufendorf
• Moorhufendorf
• Straßendorf
• Waldhufendorf

 

Related terms

• Bergdorf

Further reading

• “Reihendorf” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Reihendorf” in Duden online