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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
- (historical, often with "the") The Palatinate region of Germany.
German
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)
- Hyphenation: Pfalz
Noun
Pfalz f (genitive Pfalz, plural Pfalzen)
- (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)
- Palatinate (a region in southern Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany)
Ich komme aus der Pfalz.- I'm from the Palatinate.
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Pennsylvania German
Proper noun
Pfalz f
- Palatinate, Pfalz