Hertogenwald

German

Etymology

From Hertog +‎ -en- +‎ Wald; formed under the influence of an earlier Low Franconian term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhɛʁtoːɡn̩ˌvalt]
• Hyphenation: Her‧to‧gen‧wald

Proper noun

der Hertogenwald m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Hertogenwalds or des Hertogenwaldes)

1. A large forest area in eastern Belgium

Declension

Declension of Hertogenwald [sg-only, masculine, strong]

	singular
	def.	noun
nominative	der	Hertogenwald
genitive	des	Hertogenwalds, Hertogenwaldes
dative	dem	Hertogenwald, Hertogenwalde1
accusative	den	Hertogenwald

¹Now rare, see notes.

Meronyms

• Westhertogenwald, Osthertogenwald

Related terms

• Herzogenaurach, Herzogenbusch, Herzogenrath
• Böhmerwald, Hürtgenwald, Schwarzwald, Wasgenwald