Koblenz

English

Proper noun

Koblenz

1. An independent city in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, at the confluence of the Rhine and Moselle Rivers.

Translations

city in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

• Armenian: Կոբլենց (Koblencʻ)
• Basque: Koblentza (eu) f
• Catalan: Coblença (ca) f
• French: Coblence (fr)
• German: Koblenz (de)

  Bavarian: Koblenz

  Central Franconian: Kowwelenz

• Italian: Coblenza f
• Japanese: コブレンツ (Koburentsu), コーブレンツ (Kōburentsu)
• Latin: Confluentes pl
• Lombard: Coblenza f
• Luxembourgish: Kowelenz
• Russian: Кобленц (ru) (Koblenc)

German

Alternative forms

• Coblentz (archaic)
• Coblenz (obsolete since 1926)

Etymology

From Middle High German Kobelenz, from local Kovelenz (cf. contemporary Central Franconian Kowwelenz), from Old High German, from Latin Confluentes, referring to the confluence of Rhine and Moselle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkoːblɛn(t)s/

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• Hyphenation: Ko‧b‧lenz

Proper noun

Koblenz n (proper noun, strong, genitive Koblenz' or (rare) Koblenzens or (with an article) Koblenz)

1. Koblenz (an independent city in northern Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany)

Derived terms

• Koblenzer
• koblenzisch