Freudenstadt

German

Etymology

By surface analysis, Freude (“joy”) +‎ -n- +‎ Stadt (“town, city”), though the first element may actually be the same as in the name of the neighborhood Grüntal-Frutenhof.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfʁɔɪ̯dn̩ˌʃtat/

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• Hyphenation: Freu‧den‧stadt

Proper noun

Freudenstadt n (proper noun, genitive Freudenstadts or (optionally with an article) Freudenstadt)

1. A town and rural district of Baden-Württemberg