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

Declension of Heilbronn [sg-only, neuter, toponym]

	singular
	def.	noun
nominative	das	Heilbronn
genitive	des	Heilbronns, Heilbronn1
dative	dem	Heilbronn
accusative	das	Heilbronn

¹Optionally with an article.

Derived terms

• Heilbronner

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