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Hunsrück

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Hunsrück.

Proper noun

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Hunsrück

  1. A low mountain range in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German Hundesrucha. The first element is of uncertain origin, with suggestions including connections to Hun, Hund (dog), or perhaps hundert (hundred). The second element is from Rücken (back, ridge).[1][2]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈhʊnsʁʏk]
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  • Hyphenation: Huns‧rück

Proper noun

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Hunsrück m (proper noun, strong, genitive Hunsrücks)

  1. Hunsrück (a low mountain range in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany)

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Encyclopædia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature, History, Politics and Biography. (1847). United States: Lea & Blanchard, p. 47
  2. ^ Was bedeutet der Name "Hunsrück"