Heimatort
German
Etymology
Heimat + Ort.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈhaɪ̯matˌʔɔʁt]
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Hei‧mat‧ort
Noun
Heimatort m (strong, genitive Heimatortes or Heimatorts, plural Heimatorte)
- hometown
- (Switzerland, law) place of origin
- Synonym: Bürgerort
Declension
Declension of Heimatort [masculine, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Heimatort | die | Heimatorte |
genitive | eines | des | Heimatortes, Heimatorts | der | Heimatorte |
dative | einem | dem | Heimatort, Heimatorte1 | den | Heimatorten |
accusative | einen | den | Heimatort | die | Heimatorte |
1Now uncommon, see notes.
Further reading
Heimatort on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- “Heimatort” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Heimatort” in Duden online
- “Heimatort” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon