Schweinfurt
English
Proper noun
Schweinfurt
- An independent town in Bavaria, Germany.
- A rural district of the Lower Franconia region, Bavaria, surrounding but not including the town of Schweinfurt, which nevertheless serves as its administrative seat.
German
Etymology
From Old High German Suinuurde, of unclear origin. By surface analysis, Schwein (“pig”) + Furt (“ford”), a reanalysis by folk etymology.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃvaɪ̯nfʊʁt/
Audio: (file) Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Schwein‧furt
Proper noun
Schweinfurt n (proper noun, genitive Schweinfurts or (optionally with an article) Schweinfurt)
- Schweinfurt (an independent town in Bavaria, Germany)
- a rural district of the Lower Franconia region, Bavaria, surrounding but not including the town of Schweinfurt, which nevertheless serves as its administrative seat
Declension
Declension of Schweinfurt [sg-only, neuter, toponym]
Derived terms
Related terms
- Schweinsdorf, Schweinsberg, Schweinsbühl
- Erfurt, Haßfurt, Frankfurt, Ochsenfurt