Bismarck

See also: bismarck

English

Etymology

From German Bismarck.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈbɪzmɑɹk/

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Proper noun

Bismarck

1. A German family name.
2. Otto von Bismarck, one of the prominent German statesmen of the nineteenth century.
3. A major German battleship during World War II (named after the statesman).
4. The capital city of North Dakota, United States and the county seat of Burleigh County.

Derived terms

• Bismarck herring
• Bismarckian
• Bismarck Range
• Bismarck Sea

Noun

Bismarck (plural Bismarcks)

1. An apple cultivar from Australia.
2. Alternative form of bismarck.

German

Etymology

Uncertain. Probably from the German town of Bismark, a compound of Biese (name of a nearby river, related to Dutch bies (“bulrush”)) and Mark (“border region”).

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɪsmaʁk/, [ˈbɪsmaɐ̯k]

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Proper noun

die Bismarck f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Bismarck)

1. a German battleship during the Second World War, the sister ship to the Tirpitz

Declension

Declension of Bismarck [sg-only, feminine]

	singular
	def.	noun
nominative	die	Bismarck
genitive	der	Bismarck
dative	der	Bismarck
accusative	die	Bismarck

Proper noun

Bismarck m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Bismarcks or (with an article) Bismarck, feminine genitive Bismarck, plural Bismarcks)

1. a surname

Declension

Declension of Bismarck [masculine // feminine, surname]

	singular						plural
	masculine			feminine
	indef.	def.	noun	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	(ein)	(der)	Bismarck	(eine)	(die)	Bismarck	(die)	Bismarcks
genitive	(eines)	(des)	Bismarcks, Bismarck1	(einer)	(der)	Bismarck	(der)	Bismarcks
dative	(einem)	(dem)	Bismarck	(einer)	(der)	Bismarck	(den)	Bismarcks
accusative	(einen)	(den)	Bismarck	(eine)	(die)	Bismarck	(die)	Bismarcks

¹With an article.

Italian

Proper noun

Bismarck m

1. Bismarck

Derived terms

• alla Bismarck
• bismarckiano