Aachen
English
Alternative forms
- Aix-la-Chapelle (dated)
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɑːkən/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈɑkən/, /ˈɑxən/
- Hyphenation: Aa‧chen
Translations
city in North Rhine-Westphalia
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German
Etymology
From Middle High German Āche, from Old High German Āhha, from Latin aquae (“waters, i.e. sources”), referring to the sacred springs associated with the Celtic god Granus. Cognate with Old High German aha (“water”), from Proto-Germanic *ahwō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaːxən/, [ˈäːχn̩]
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Portuguese
Swedish
Etymology
From German Aachen, from Latin aquae (“waters, i.e. sources”), referring to the scared springs associated with the Celtic god Granus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑːkeːn/
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