Dippoldiswalde
German
Etymology
First mentioned as Dipoldiswale in 1218. The first element is a variant of the given name Dietbold; the second element is from Wald (“forest”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [dɪpɔldɪsˈvaldə]
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Dip‧pol‧dis‧wal‧de
Proper noun
Dippoldiswalde n (proper noun, genitive Dippoldiswaldes or (optionally with an article) Dippoldiswalde)
- a major district town in w:Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district, Saxony
Declension
Declension of Dippoldiswalde [sg-only, neuter, toponym]
Derived terms
Related terms
- Dippoldsberg, Deppoldshausen, Diepoldshofen, Dippelsdorf, Diekirch
- Bärwalde, Burwalde, Eberswalde, Freiwalde, Fürstenwalde, Liebenwalde, Luckenwalde, Schirgiswalde, Schönwalde