Elbtal

German

das Elbtal

Alternative forms

• Elbetal
• Elbthal (superseded)

Etymology

From Elbe +‎ Tal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɛlpˌtaːl]

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• Hyphenation: Elb‧tal

Proper noun

das Elbtal n (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Elbtales or des Elbtals)

1. The Elbe Valley

Declension

Declension of Elbtal [sg-only, neuter, strong]

	singular
	def.	noun
nominative	das	Elbtal
genitive	des	Elbtales, Elbtals
dative	dem	Elbtal, Elbtale1
accusative	das	Elbtal

¹Now rare, see notes.

Hypernyms

• Flusstal

Coordinate terms

• Donautal, Maintal, Moseltal, Rheintal

Related terms

• Elbtalaue, Elbtalbrücke, Elbtalkessel
• Elbmündung, Elbquelle, Elbsandstein, Elbwein
• Talnebel, Talsohle
• Bergtal, Seitental

Proper noun

Elbtal n (proper noun, genitive Elbtals or (optionally with an article) Elbtal)

1. A municipality of Limburg-Weilburg district, Hessen, Germany.

Declension

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

	singular
	def.	noun
nominative	das	Elbtal
genitive	des	Elbtals, Elbtal1
dative	dem	Elbtal
accusative	das	Elbtal

¹Optionally with an article.

Derived terms

• Elbtaler
  • Elbtalerin

Related terms

• Elberfeld, Elbingen, Elbbach
• Bergthal, Hoffnungsthal
• Frankenthal, Wuppertal