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Homberg
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English
Proper noun
en Homberg (Efze) town/administrative seat dist/de:Schwalm-Eder-Kreis s/Hesse.
en Homberg (Ohm) town dist/de:Vogelsbergkreis s/Hesse.
en mun dist/Thun can/Bern c/Switzerland.
en mun dist/de:Kusel s/Rhineland-Palatinate.
en mun dist/de:Westerwaldkreis s/Rhineland-Palatinate.
en habitational place names
Related terms
en Homburg
en homburg
Dutch
Etymology
(Limburg) Attested as Hogh Bergh in 1803-1820. Derived from a compound of nl hoog high and nl berg hill, elevated place.
(Gelderland) Attested as de Homberg in 1865. Compound of a dative singular form of nl hoog high and nl berg hill, elevated place.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈɦɔm.bɛrx/
nl Hom berg
Proper noun
n
nl hamlet mun/Horst aan de Maas p/Limburg c/Netherlands
nl neighborhood c/Wijchen p/Gelderland c/Netherlands
References
homberg
German
de:
Etymology
From de gmh -, equivalent to de hohem Berg high mountain dative.
Pronunciation
de /ˈhɔmbɛʁk/
de De-Homberg.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Hom berg
Proper noun
toponym
de Homberg (Efze) town/administrative seat dist/de:Schwalm-Eder-Kreis s/Hesse
de Homberg (Ohm) town dist/de:Vogelsbergkreis s/Hesse
de mun dist/Thun can/Bern c/Switzerland
de mun dist/de:Kusel s/Rhineland-Palatinate
de mun dist/de:Westerwaldkreis s/Rhineland-Palatinate
Declension
toponym
Derived terms
de Homberger
de Hombergerin
Related terms
de Homburg, de Hombach, de Hohenburg, de Heimbach
de Heinsberg, de Amsberg, de Reichenberg, de Schwarzenberg, de Steinberg
Proper noun
surname
de habitational place names
Declension
surname
de terms suffixed with -berg