Krefeld

English

Proper noun

Krefeld

1. A city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, north-west of Düsseldorf.

German

Alternative forms

• Crefeld (superseded)

Etymology

From Middle Low German Krinvelde. The first element is of unclear origin; the second is Feld (“field”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʁeːfɛlt/

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• Hyphenation: Kre‧feld

Proper noun

Krefeld n (proper noun, genitive Krefelds or (optionally with an article) Krefeld)

1. Krefeld (an independent city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)

Declension

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

	singular
	def.	noun
nominative	das	Krefeld
genitive	des	Krefelds, Krefeld1
dative	dem	Krefeld
accusative	das	Krefeld

¹Optionally with an article.

Derived terms

• Krefelder
  • Krefelderin

Related terms

• Alsfeld, Elberfeld, Hersfeld

Proper noun

Krefeld m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Krefelds or (with an article) Krefeld, feminine genitive Krefeld, plural Krefelds)

1. a surname

Declension

Declension of Krefeld [masculine // feminine, surname]

	singular						plural
	masculine			feminine
	indef.	def.	noun	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	(ein)	(der)	Krefeld	(eine)	(die)	Krefeld	(die)	Krefelds
genitive	(eines)	(des)	Krefelds, Krefeld1	(einer)	(der)	Krefeld	(der)	Krefelds
dative	(einem)	(dem)	Krefeld	(einer)	(der)	Krefeld	(den)	Krefelds
accusative	(einen)	(den)	Krefeld	(eine)	(die)	Krefeld	(die)	Krefelds

¹With an article.