German

edit

Etymology

edit

From Middle Low German Gefhorne, Ghifhorn; the element horn (literally horn) refers here to a pointed or wedge-shaped piece of land.

Pronunciation

edit
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɪfhɔʁn/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Gif‧horn

Proper noun

edit

Gifhorn n (proper noun, genitive Gifhorns or (optionally with an article) Gifhorn)

  1. A town and rural district of Lower Saxony

Descendants

edit
  • Latin: gifhornensis