Zweibrücken

German

Etymology

From Middle High German Zweinbrücken (literally “two bridges”). By surface analysis, zwei (“two”) +‎ Brücken (“bridges”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡svaɪ̯ˌbʁʏkn̩/, [ˈt͡svaɪ̯ˌbʁʏkn̩]

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• Hyphenation: Zwei‧brü‧cken

Proper noun

Zweibrücken n (proper noun, genitive Zweibrückens or (optionally with an article) Zweibrücken)

1. Zweibrücken (an independent town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany)

Declension

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

	singular
	def.	noun
nominative	das	Zweibrücken
genitive	des	Zweibrückens, Zweibrücken1
dative	dem	Zweibrücken
accusative	das	Zweibrücken

¹Optionally with an article.

Derived terms

• Zweibrücker
  • Zweibrückerin

Related terms

• Saarbrücken