Neckar

English

Proper noun

Neckar

1. A river in Germany, a major tributary of the Rhine, mostly flowing through Baden-Württemberg

Derived terms

• Horb am Neckar

Translations

river

• German: Neckar (de) m

  Swabian German: Neckor

• Latin: Nicer m

Anagrams

• canker, nacker

German

Etymology

From Medieval Latin Nicarus, Neccarus, of Celtic origin, from Proto-Celtic *Nikros, from Proto-Indo-European *nik-, *neyk- (“to rage, storm”). Parallel development is seen in the Swiss river name Necker.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɛkaʁ/

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• Hyphenation: Ne‧ckar; pre-1996: Nek‧kar

Proper noun

Neckar m (proper noun, strong, genitive Neckars or Neckar)

1. Neckar (a major right tributary of the Rhine in Baden-Württemberg and Hesse, Germany)

Derived terms

• Rhein-Neckar-Kreis

References

• Greule, Albrecht (2000) “Die Flussnamen Württembergs: Ergebnisse und Probleme ihrer Erforschung”, in Ulrich Sieber, editor, Ortsnamenforschung in Südwestdeutschland. Eine Bilanz. Festkolloquium anlässlich des 65. Geburtstages von Dr. Lutz Reichardt am 10. Dezember 1999 (Reden und Aufsätze; 63) (in German), University of Stuttgart, →ISBN, page 61