Esslingen

English

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Esslingen

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Proper noun

Esslingen

1. A town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, near Stuttgart.

   Synonym: Esslingen am Neckar

Anagrams

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German

German Wikipedia has articles on:

Esslingen and Landkreis Esslingen

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Alternative forms

• Eßlingen (obsolete since 1964)

Etymology

First attested as Old High German Ezelinga in 856. Attested as Hetsilinga in 866. The common placename suffix -ingen suggests that the name means "of the people of Azzilo." Compare *aggju (“edge (of a sword)”), as in the name Ecghelm.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛslɪŋən/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Hyphenation: Ess‧lin‧gen

Proper noun

Esslingen n (proper noun, genitive Esslingens or (optionally with an article) Esslingen)

1. a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, near Stuttgart; official name: Esslingen am Neckar
2. a rural district of Baden-Württemberg

Declension

Declension of Esslingen [sg-only, neuter, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Esslingen
genitive	eines	des	Esslingens, Esslingen
dative	einem	dem	Esslingen
accusative	ein	das	Esslingen

Derived terms

• Esslinger
  • Esslingerin
• esslingisch

References

• Manfred Niemeyer (Hrsg.): Deutsches Ortsnamenbuch. Walter de Gruyter, Berlin/New York 2012, S. 168.