Wildeshausen

German

Etymology

From Old Saxon Wīgaldinghūs, from the given name Wīgald, from Proto-West Germanic *wīg (“battle”) + *wald (“ruler, leader”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɪldəsˈhaʊ̯zn̩/

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• Hyphenation: Wil‧des‧hau‧sen

Proper noun

Wildeshausen n (proper noun, genitive Wildeshausens or (optionally with an article) Wildeshausen)

1. A town, the administrative seat of Oldenburg district, Lower Saxony

Declension

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

	singular
	def.	noun
nominative	das	Wildeshausen
genitive	des	Wildeshausens, Wildeshausen1
dative	dem	Wildeshausen
accusative	das	Wildeshausen

¹Optionally with an article.

Derived terms

• Wildeshausener
  • Wildeshausenerin