Bad Dürkheim

German

Etymology

Bad (“bath, pool”) + Dürkheim, from Old High German Thuringeheim, Turnesheim; the second element is -heim, whereas the first is more obscure - compare the Germanic tribe Thuringii (see Thüringen).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /baːt ˈdyːɐ̯khaɪ̯m/
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Hyphenation: Bad Dürk‧heim

Proper noun

Bad Dürkheim n (proper noun, genitive Bad Dürkheims or (optionally with an article) Bad Dürkheim)

A spa town and rural district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Derived terms

Bad Dürkheimer

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