Lübeck

Lübeck

English

Proper noun

Lübeck

1. A city of north-central Germany northeast of Hamburg; a major Baltic port and industrial center, the present city dates from 1143 and was the leading town of the Hanseatic League after its designation as a free city in 1226; it retained that status until 1937.

Translations

city

Dutch: Lübeck n Finnish: Lyypekki (fi) French: Lübeck (fr) m German: Lübeck (de) n Italian: Lubecca f

Latin: Lubecca f Low German: German Low German: Lubeek Polish: Lubeka (pl) f Swedish: Lybeck c

Anagrams

• Buckle, buckle

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German

Etymology

From Polabian Liubice (literally “lovely”), from Proto-Slavic *ljubь (“love”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ- (“to love”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlyːbɛk/
• IPA^(key): /ˈlyːbeːk/ (dated)

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Proper noun

Lübeck n (genitive Lübecks)

1. Lübeck

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Swedish

Alternative forms

• Lybeck

Etymology

From German Lübeck.

Proper noun

Lübeck n (genitive Lübecks)

1. Lübeck

Related terms

• lybsk