Stadtbild

German

Etymology

From Stadt (“town, city”) +‎ Bild (“image”), perhaps influenced by Weichbild (“city area”), in which the component -bild is, however, not immediately equivalent to German Bild.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʃtatˌbɪlt]
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  • Hyphenation: Stadt‧bild

Noun

Stadtbild n (strong, genitive Stadtbildes or Stadtbilds, plural Stadtbilder)

  1. the appearance of a town or city; townscape, cityscape, but referring more to its appearance as one walks through it, rather than the skyline
    Fachwerkhäuser prägen bis heute das Stadtbild.
    Half-timbered houses dominate the town’s appearance to this day.
  2. the streets and public areas of a town or city, especially the centre and other areas of interest
    Überall im Stadtbild finden sich Hinweise auf die historische Bedeutung des Bergbaus.
    References to the historical importance of mining are found throughout the city.

Declension

Declension of Stadtbild [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Stadtbild die Stadtbilder
genitive eines des Stadtbildes, Stadtbilds der Stadtbilder
dative einem dem Stadtbild, Stadtbilde1 den Stadtbildern
accusative ein das Stadtbild die Stadtbilder

1Now rare, see notes.

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