Bismarck

== English == === Etymology === From German Bismarck. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbɪzmɑɹk/ === Proper noun === Bismarck A German family name. Otto von Bismarck, one of the prominent German statesmen of the nineteenth century. A major German battleship during World War II (named after the statesman). The capital city of North Dakota, United States and the county seat of Burleigh County. ==== Derived terms ==== Bismarck boobook Bismarck herring Bismarckian Bismarck Range Bismarck Sea === Noun === Bismarck (plural Bismarcks) An apple cultivar from Australia. Alternative form of bismarck. == German == === Etymology === Uncertain. Probably from the German town of Bismark, a compound of Biese (name of a nearby river, related to Dutch bies (“bulrush”)) and Mark (“border region”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɪsmaʁk/, [ˈbɪsmaɐ̯k] === Proper noun === die Bismarck f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Bismarck) a German battleship during the Second World War, the sister ship to the Tirpitz ==== Declension ==== === Proper noun === Bismarck m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Bismarcks or (with an article) Bismarck, feminine genitive Bismarck, plural Bismarcks) a surname ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== == Italian == === Proper noun === Bismarck m Bismarck ==== Derived terms ==== alla Bismarck bismarckiano