Odenwald

Meaning

A mountain range in Hesse, Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Hyphenated as

Oden‧wald

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈoːdn̩ˌvalt/

Etymology

From Old High German Odonewalt, Odanwalt, Otenwalt, a compound of walt (“forest”) (compare modern German Wald). The meaning of the first element is unknown; see w:Odenwald § Name for some hypotheses.

Sentences

Friedrich Eckstein bearbeitete dabei im Besonderen Meilensteine der Technikgeschichte im Odenwald .

In particular, Friedrich Eckstein worked on milestones in the history of technology in the Odenwald.

Der hohe Umlaufberg des Neckars im Odenwald prägt das Eberbacher Stadtbild .

The high circular mountain of the Neckar in the Odenwald characterises the cityscape of Eberbach.