Warendorf

German

Etymology

Partial calque of Old Saxon Warantharpa, with the second element replaced by German Dorf (“village”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvaːʁəndɔʁf/

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• Hyphenation: Wa‧ren‧dorf

Proper noun

Warendorf n (proper noun, genitive Warendorfs or (optionally with an article) Warendorf)

1. A town and rural district of North Rhine-Westphalia

Declension

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

	singular
	def.	noun
nominative	das	Warendorf
genitive	des	Warendorfs, Warendorf1
dative	dem	Warendorf
accusative	das	Warendorf

¹Optionally with an article.

Derived terms

• Warendorfer
  • Warendorferin

Related terms

• Warburg, Warstein, Warenhaus
• Altdorf, Düsseldorf, Handorf, Neudorf
• Oberdorf, Obersdorf, Oberstdorf, Siersdorf, Wunstorf