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Gmund
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Gmünd
German
Alternative forms
de Gemünd
de Gmünd
de Gmunden
de Gmünden
de Gmünda
Etymology
From de gmh Gemünde estuary, from de goh Gimundi
Possibly related to de gemündet (in the sense of "[something] having been flowed into") and, by implication, de Mund (in the sense of "mouth of the river").
Pronunciation
de /ɡmʊnt/
Proper noun
toponym,,Gmund
A component in German place names; typically indicative of a settlement being situated at an estuary (the mouth of a river). Most commonly found as part of place names in Bavaria and Austria (though not strictly a dialectal feature of Austrian German or Bavarian; place names based on this word are found as far north as Hesse).
Derived terms
de Gmundner Gmund am Tegernsee Schwäbisch Gmünd Gemünden am Main
Related terms
de Mündung Mündungsgebiet
Further reading
Bavarian Dialect Dictionary - Place Names