Pfalz

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English

Etymology

From German Pfalz, from Old High German pfalinza, from Latin palātium. Doublet of palace and palazzo.

Proper noun

Pfalz

  1. (historical, often with "the") The Palatinate region of Germany.

German

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Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old High German pfalinza, borrowed from Medieval Latin palātium.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (standard)
  • IPA(key): /fal(t)s/ (most speakers in northern and central Germany)
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  • Hyphenation: Pfalz

Noun

Pfalz f (genitive Pfalz, plural Pfalzen)

  1. (historical) palace (of certain mediaeval emperors and kings)

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Proper noun

die Pfalz f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Pfalz)

  1. Palatinate (a region in southern Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany)
    Ich komme aus der Pfalz.
    I'm from the Palatinate.

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  • Dutch: palts

Pennsylvania German

Proper noun

Pfalz f

  1. Palatinate, Pfalz