Rotenburg

German

Etymology

Possibly from Rodung (“clearing”) or rot (“red”) in reference to the red bricks of Castle Rotenburg.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʁoːtn̩ˌbʊʁk/

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• Hyphenation: Ro‧ten‧burg

Proper noun

Rotenburg n (proper noun, genitive Rotenburgs or (optionally with an article) Rotenburg)

1. A town and rural district of Lower Saxony. Official name: Rotenburg (Wümme)
2. A town in Hersfeld-Rotenburg district, Hesse. Official name: Rotenburg an der Fulda

Declension

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

	singular
	def.	noun
nominative	das	Rotenburg
genitive	des	Rotenburgs, Rotenburg1
dative	dem	Rotenburg
accusative	das	Rotenburg

¹Optionally with an article.

Derived terms

• Rotenburger
  • Rotenburgerin
• rotenburgisch

Related terms

• Rothenburg, Rodenburg, Rottenburg, Rotenberg

Proper noun

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

1. a surname

Declension

Declension of Rotenburg [masculine // feminine, surname]

	singular						plural
	masculine			feminine
	indef.	def.	noun	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	(ein)	(der)	Rotenburg	(eine)	(die)	Rotenburg	(die)	Rotenburgs
genitive	(eines)	(des)	Rotenburgs, Rotenburg1	(einer)	(der)	Rotenburg	(der)	Rotenburgs
dative	(einem)	(dem)	Rotenburg	(einer)	(der)	Rotenburg	(den)	Rotenburgs
accusative	(einen)	(den)	Rotenburg	(eine)	(die)	Rotenburg	(die)	Rotenburgs

¹With an article.