Schleswig

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Schleswig, from the Schlei, a narrow inlet of the Baltic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃlɛsvɪɡ/, /ˈʃlɛswɪɡ/

Proper noun

Schleswig

1. An area of southern Jutland, between the rivers Eider and Kongeå, divided between Denmark and Germany.
2. A town, the administrative seat of Schleswig-Flensburg district, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
3. A city in Crawford County, Iowa.
4. A town in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin.

Synonyms

• Sleswick (archaic)
• Sleswig (dated)

Derived terms

• Duchy of Schleswig
• Schleswiger
• Schleswig-Flensburg
• Schleswig-Holstein

 

Translations

region

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 石勒蘇益格 / 石勒苏益格

• Czech: Šlesvicko (cs) n, Šlesvik m
• Danish: Slesvig
• Georgian: შლეზვიგი (šlezvigi)
• Low German:

  German Low German: Sleswig

• North Frisian: Slaswik

town

• Czech: Šlesvik m
• Danish: Slesvig
• Low German:

  German Low German: Sleswig

• North Frisian: Slaswik
• Polish: Szlezwik (pl) m inan

See also

• Schleswig (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

German

Etymology

From Danish Slesvig (literally “inlet of the Schlei”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃleːsvɪç/, /ˈʃleːsvɪk/

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• Hyphenation: Schles‧wig

Proper noun

Schleswig n (proper noun, genitive Schleswigs or (optionally with an article) Schleswig)

1. An area of southern Jutland, between the rivers Eider and Kongeå, divided between Denmark and Germany.
2. A town, the administrative seat of Schleswig-Flensburg district, Schleswig-Holstein
3. A city in Crawford County, Iowa
4. A town in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin