Hochburg
German
Etymology
hoch + Burg
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhoːxˌbʊʁk/
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Noun
Hochburg f (genitive Hochburg, plural Hochburgen)
- fortress located on top of a hill or mountain
- Hypernym: Burg
- (figurative) stronghold, heartland (a place or region where a certain ideology, religion etc. is held by a great majority of the population or with great conviction)
- Parteihochburg ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- Rebellenhochburg ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- Karnelvalshochburg ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Declension
Declension of Hochburg [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Hochburg | die | Hochburgen |
| genitive | einer | der | Hochburg | der | Hochburgen |
| dative | einer | der | Hochburg | den | Hochburgen |
| accusative | eine | die | Hochburg | die | Hochburgen |
Further reading
- “Hochburg” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Hochburg” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Hochburg” in Duden online
- “Hochburg” in OpenThesaurus.de
Hochburg on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de