Heilbronn

German

Etymology

From Old High German heil (healing) + brunno (well).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /haɪ̯lˈbʁɔn/
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  • Hyphenation: Heil‧bronn

Proper noun

Heilbronn n (proper noun, genitive Heilbronns or (optionally with an article) Heilbronn)

  1. a city and urban district of Baden-Württemberg
  2. a rural district of Baden-Württemberg, surrounding but not including the city of Heilbronn, which nevertheless serves as its administrative seat

Declension

Derived terms

Proper noun

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

  1. a surname transferred from the place name