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English
Etymology
From German Bischofswerda.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɪʃɔfsˈvɛɹdə/, /ˈbɪʃɔfsˌvɛɹdə/
Proper noun
Bischofswerda
- A town in Saxony, Germany.
Translations
German
Etymology
First mentioned in 1671 with a latinized ending. Various variants appeared up to this point, mostly ending with the letter "e". Those include Biscofiswerde (1227), Bissofwerde (1272); (zcu) Bisschoffwarten, Bischwerde, Bischoffswerde, etc.[1][2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɪʃɔfsˈvɛʁda/
- Hyphenation: Bi‧schofs‧wer‧da
Proper noun
Bischofswerda n (proper noun, genitive Bischofswerdas or (optionally with an article) Bischofswerda)
- Bischofswerda (a town in Saxony, Germany)
References
- ^ Johann Hübner (1767) Johann Hübners Kurtze Fragen aus der Neuen und Alten Geographie: bis auf gegenwärtige Zeit sorgfältig fortgesetzet, auch mit neuen Zusätzen vermehret, und durchgehends nach dem neuesten Zustand der politischen Welt verbessert, Nebst einer nützlichen Einleitung vor die Anfänger, und Vorrede von den besten Land-Charten (in German), Bader, page 465
- ^ “Bischofswerda – HOV | ISGV e.V.”, in Institut für Sächsische Geschichte und Volkskunde (in German), 2021, retrieved 13 August 2023