Schwarzwald

German
Schwarzwald

Etymology

From schwarz (“dark”) +‎ Wald (“forest”), an older general term for coniferous forests.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃvaʁt͡svalt/
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Proper noun

der Schwarzwald m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Schwarzwalds or des Schwarzwaldes)

  1. Black Forest (a mountainous region in southwestern Germany)

Declension
Declension of Schwarzwald [sg-only, masculine, strong]
singular
def. noun
nominative der Schwarzwald
genitive des Schwarzwalds, Schwarzwaldes
dative dem Schwarzwald, Schwarzwalde1
accusative den Schwarzwald

1Now rare, see notes.

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