Paderborn

Paderborn

1. A city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

From Middle High German Paderborn (at least since the 15th century), from Middle Low German Paderborn (at least since the 14th century), from Old Saxon.

Attested in Latin as Paderbrunnen, Paderbrunna, Padrabrun, Patresbrun (8th or 9th century, occurs in various annales, often about the Reichsversammlung of 777).

Equivalent to: From the river Pader + Born (“spring, well, river source”)

• IPA^(key): /ˌpa(ː)dərˈbɔrn/, [ˌpäːdɐˈbɔʁn], [ˌpädɐ-], [-ˈbɔɐ̯n], [-ˈbɔːn]

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Paderborn n (proper noun, genitive Paderborns or (optionally with an article) Paderborn)

1. Paderborn (a city in eastern Westphalia, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)

• Paderborner
• paderbornisch, paderbornsch, paderbörnisch, paderbörnsch (preference varying somewhat by context)