Oppenheim

English

Etymology

German Oppenheim

Proper noun

Oppenheim (countable and uncountable, plural Oppenheims)

1. (countable) A surname from German.
2. A town in Mainz-Bingen district, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Derived terms

• Oppenheimer

 

Related terms

• Oppenheimer
• von Oppenheim

 

Translations

town

• German: Oppenheim (de)

surname

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 奧本海姆／奥本海姆 (zh) (Àoběnhǎimǔ)

• German: Oppenheim (de)

German

Etymology

First mentioned as Oppenheimer marca in 765. The second element is -heim, whereas the first is unclear. Perhaps derived from the given name Obbo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɔpənhaɪ̯m]

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: Op‧pen‧heim

Proper noun

Oppenheim n (proper noun, genitive Oppenheims or (optionally with an article) Oppenheim)

1. Oppenheim (a town in Mainz-Bingen district, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany)

Declension

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

	singular
	def.	noun
nominative	das	Oppenheim
genitive	des	Oppenheims, Oppenheim1
dative	dem	Oppenheim
accusative	das	Oppenheim

¹Optionally with an article.

Proper noun

Oppenheim m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Oppenheims or (with an article) Oppenheim, feminine genitive Oppenheim, plural Oppenheims)

1. a surname, Oppenheim, transferred from the place name

Derived terms

• Oppenheimer
• von Oppenheim

 

Descendants

• → English: Oppenheim
  • English: Oppenheimer