Schönau

German

Etymology

By surface analysis, schön +‎ Au.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʃøːnaʊ̯]
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  • Hyphenation: Schö‧n‧au

Proper noun

Schönau n (proper noun, genitive Schönaus or (optionally with an article) Schönau)

  1. a town in w:Rhein-Neckar-Kreis district, Baden-Württemberg, Germany; official name: Klosterstadt Schönau
  2. a town in w:Landkreis Lörrach district, Baden-Württemberg, Germany; official name: Schönau im Schwarzwald
  3. Any of a number of municipalities and smaller places in Germany, Austria and other European countries.

Declension

Derived terms

Proper noun

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

  1. a surname transferred from the place name

Declension