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]
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Stadt‧bild
Noun
Stadtbild n (strong, genitive Stadtbildes or Stadtbilds, plural Stadtbilder)
- 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.
- 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.
Coordinate terms
Further reading
- “Stadtbild” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Stadtbild” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Stadtbild” in Duden online
Stadtbild on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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