Carlsbad

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Carlsbad, the historical name of Karlovy Vary.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑɹ(ə)lzbæd/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑːlzbæd/
• Hyphenation: Carls‧bad

Proper noun

Carlsbad

1. A city and beach resort in San Diego County, California, United States.
   • 2024 December 19, Jack Date, Like Barr, Alex Stone, “Protective order issued for man accused of plotting attack with Madison school shooter”, in ABC News‎^[1]:

     Carlsbad police filed the application for a gun violence emergency protective order against Alexander Charles Paffendorf in San Diego County Superior Court on Tuesday.

2. A city, the county seat of Eddy County, New Mexico, United States.
3. A census-designated place and unincorporated community in Tom Green County, Texas, United States.
4. Karlovy Vary, a statutory city and spa city in western Bohemia, Czech Republic.

German

Alternative forms

• Karlsbad

Proper noun

Carlsbad n

1. Obsolete spelling of Karlsbad.

Declension

Declension of Carlsbad [sg-only, neuter, toponym]

	singular
	def.	noun
nominative	das	Carlsbad
genitive	des	Carlsbads, Carlsbad1
dative	dem	Carlsbad
accusative	das	Carlsbad

¹Optionally with an article.

Derived terms

• Carlsbader
  • Carlsbaderin