Hildesheim

German

Etymology

From Old High German Hiltinesheim and Old Saxon Hildeneshem, from the personal name Hildin, Hildini (from Proto-West Germanic *hildi (“battle”)), plus Heim (“home”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɪldəsˌhaɪ̯m/

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Proper noun

Hildesheim n (proper noun, genitive Hildesheims or (optionally with an article) Hildesheim)

1. Hildesheim (a city and rural district of Lower Saxony, Germany)

Declension

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

	singular
	def.	noun
nominative	das	Hildesheim
genitive	des	Hildesheims, Hildesheim1
dative	dem	Hildesheim
accusative	das	Hildesheim

¹Optionally with an article.

Derived terms

• Hildesheimer
  • Hildesheimerin