Rostock

English

Etymology

From German, from Middle Low German Rozstoc, from West Slavic (probably Polabian), from Proto-Slavic *orz-tokъ (“river fork”) (compare Czech roztok).

Proper noun

Rostock

An independent city in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
A rural district of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Seat: Güstrow

Translations

city in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Czech: Roztoky (cs) m
German: Rostock (de) n
Greek: Ροστόκ (Rostók)
Polabian: Roztoc
Russian: Ро́сток (ru) m (Róstok)
Sorbian:
Upper Sorbian: Roztok m

German

Etymology

From Middle Low German Rozstoc, from West Slavic (probably Polabian), from Proto-Slavic *orz-tokъ (“river fork”) (compare Czech roztok).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʁɔstɔk/
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Hyphenation: Ros‧tock; pre-1996: Ro‧stock

Proper noun

Rostock n (proper noun, genitive Rostocks or (optionally with an article) Rostock)

Rostock (an independent city in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany)
A rural district of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Seat: Güstrow

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