Gmund

== German == === Alternative forms === Gemünd Gmünd Gmunden Gmünden Gmünda === Etymology === From Middle High German Gemünde (“estuary”), from Old High German Gimundi Possibly related to German gemündet (in the sense of "[something] having been flowed into") and, by implication, German Mund (in the sense of "mouth of the river"). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡmʊnt/ === Proper noun === Gmund n (proper noun, genitive Gmunds or (optionally with an article) Gmund, plural 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 ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === Bavarian Dialect Dictionary - Place Names