Danube

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Dānubius, from Proto-Celtic *Danuvios (compare Welsh river name Donwy) or *Dānouyos, an extended form of the river-name *Dānu, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰenh₂- (“run, flow”). Cognate with Latin fōns (“spring”), Persian دنیدن‎ (danīdan, “to hasten, run”), Ossetian дон (don, “water”), Sanskrit धन्वति (dhánvati, “it flows, runs”).

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdænjuːb/

Proper noun

Danube

  1. (geography) A river of Europe, which arises in Germany, and flows 2850 km (1775 miles) to the Black Sea in Romania.
  2. A city/town in Minnesota, US.
  3. A town in New York, US.

Derived terms

Translations

French

Etymology

From Latin Dānubius, from Proto-Celtic *Danuvios.

Proper noun

Danube m

  1. (geography) Danube (river of Europe).
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