Rostock

English

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Rostock

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Etymology

From German, from Middle Low German Rozstoc, from West Slavic (probably Polabian), from Proto-Slavic *orz-tokъ (“river fork”) (compare Czech roztok).

Proper noun

Rostock

1. An independent city in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.
2. A rural district of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Seat: Güstrow.

Translations

city in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Czech: Roztoky (cs) m German: Rostock (de) n Greek: Ροστόκ (Rostók) Marathi: रॉस्टॉक (rŏsṭŏk) Polabian: Roztoc Russian: Ро́сток (ru) m (Róstok) Sorbian: Upper Sorbian: Roztok m

German

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Rostock

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Etymology

From Middle Low German Rozstoc, from a West Slavic language (probably Polabian), from Proto-Slavic *orz-tokъ (“river fork”). Compare Czech roztok.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɔstɔk/

  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)); [ˈʁ̞ɔstɔk]:

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    (highly unusual realization of /r/ in this position)

• Hyphenation: Ros‧tock; pre-1996: Ro‧stock

Proper noun

Rostock n (proper noun, genitive Rostocks or (optionally with an article) Rostock)

1. Rostock (an independent city in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany)
2. a rural district of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany; seat: Güstrow