Aachen

Alternative forms

• Aix-la-Chapelle (French)
• Aken (Dutch)
• Aquisgrán (Spanish)
• Aquisgrana (Italian)

Etymology

From German Aachen.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɑːkən/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈɑkən/, /ˈɑxən/
• Hyphenation: Aa‧chen

Proper noun

Aachen

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

Anagrams

• Achean

Etymology

From Middle High German Ache, from Old High German Ahha, 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): /ˈaːχən/, /ˈaːχn̩/

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Proper noun

Aachen n (genitive Aachens)

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

Proper noun

Aachen f

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

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/

Proper noun

Aachen n (genitive Aachens)

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