Karlsruhe

English

Etymology

From German Karl + Ruhe ("rest"), after Charles III William of Baden-Durlach.

Proper noun

Karlsruhe

1. An independent city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany; former capital of Baden.
2. A rural district surrounding the city in Baden-Württemberg.
3. A minor city in McHenry County, North Dakota, United States.

German

Alternative forms

• Carlsruhe (obsolete)

Etymology

From Karl +‎ -s- +‎ Ruhe, literally “Charles’s rest”, after Charles III William of Baden-Durlach.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaɐ̯lsˌʁuːə/

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• Hyphenation: Karls‧ru‧he

Proper noun

Karlsruhe n (proper noun, genitive Karlsruhes or (optionally with an article) Karlsruhe)

1. An independent city in Baden-Württemberg
2. A rural district of Baden-Württemberg, surrounding but not including the city of Karlsruhe, which nevertheless serves as its administrative seat
3. (metonymically) The court that rules on cases concerning the Grundgesetz, Germany's equivalent of a constitution, which is situated in said city.
4. (historical) One of the four districts of the Grand Duchy of Baden

Declension

Declension of Karlsruhe [sg-only, neuter, toponym]

	singular
	def.	noun
nominative	das	Karlsruhe
genitive	des	Karlsruhes, Karlsruhe1
dative	dem	Karlsruhe
accusative	das	Karlsruhe

¹Optionally with an article.

Derived terms

• Karlsruher
  • Karlsruherin

Related terms

• Karlshafen, Karlsbad, Karl-Marx-Stadt, Karlstadt, Karlstein
• Friedrichsruh, Einruhr, Kaisersruh