Waldeck

Dutch

Etymology

Derived from Waldeck (a surname). Named after a family of local landowners.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Wal‧deck

Proper noun

Waldeck n

1. A neighbourhood of The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “waldeck”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvaldɛk/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: Wal‧deck

Proper noun

Waldeck n (proper noun, genitive Waldecks or (optionally with an article) Waldeck)

1. a former principality of the German Empire

Declension

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

	singular
	def.	noun
nominative	das	Waldeck
genitive	des	Waldecks, Waldeck1
dative	dem	Waldeck
accusative	das	Waldeck

¹Optionally with an article.

Derived terms

• Waldecker
  • Waldeckerin

Proper noun

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

1. a surname

Declension

Declension of Waldeck [masculine // feminine, surname]

	singular						plural
	masculine			feminine
	indef.	def.	noun	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	(ein)	(der)	Waldeck	(eine)	(die)	Waldeck	(die)	Waldecks
genitive	(eines)	(des)	Waldecks, Waldeck1	(einer)	(der)	Waldeck	(der)	Waldecks
dative	(einem)	(dem)	Waldeck	(einer)	(der)	Waldeck	(den)	Waldecks
accusative	(einen)	(den)	Waldeck	(eine)	(die)	Waldeck	(die)	Waldecks

¹With an article.

Related terms

• Berneck, Brauneck, Feldeck, Schwarzeneck, Schöneck, Steineck, Windeck