Hunsrück

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Etymology

Borrowed from German Hunsrück.

Proper noun

Hunsrück

  1. A low mountain range in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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Etymology

From Middle High German Hundesrucha. The first element is of uncertain origin, with suggestions including connections to Hun, Hund (“dog”), or perhaps hundert (“hundred”). The second element is from Rücken (“back, ridge”).[1][2]

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  • Hyphenation: Huns‧rück

Proper noun

Hunsrück m (proper noun, strong, genitive Hunsrücks)

  1. Hunsrück (a low mountain range in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany)

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References

  1. ^ Encyclopædia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature, History, Politics and Biography. (1847). United States: Lea & Blanchard, p. 47
  2. ^ Was bedeutet der Name "Hunsrück"
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