Luckenwalde

German

Etymology

From Middle High German Lukenwolde, from the older name Lugkin (of Slavic origin; compare Lower Sorbian ług (“marshy lowland”) and Polish łęg (“flood-meadow”)) + walt (“forest, woods”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌlʊkn̩ˈvaldə/

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• IPA^(key): /ˌlʊkŋ̩ˈvaldə/

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• Hyphenation: Lu‧cken‧wal‧de; pre-1996: Luk‧ken‧wal‧de

Proper noun

Luckenwalde n (proper noun, genitive Luckenwaldes or (optionally with an article) Luckenwalde)

1. A town, the administrative seat of Teltow-Fläming district, Brandenburg, Germany.

Declension

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

	singular
	def.	noun
nominative	das	Luckenwalde
genitive	des	Luckenwaldes, Luckenwalde1
dative	dem	Luckenwalde
accusative	das	Luckenwalde

¹Optionally with an article.

Derived terms

• Luckenwalder
  • Luckenwalderin

Related terms

• Luckenau, Luckenbach, Luckenberg, Lockenhaus, Luckenkopf, Luckenkogel
• Bärwalde, Brenkenhoffswalde, Burwalde, Dippoldiswalde, Eberswalde, Freiwalde, Fürstenwalde, Liebenwalde, Schirgiswalde, Schönwalde