Danube en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /ˈdænjuːb/
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Etymology
Attested since at least 1598 (also note Middle English Danby (“Danube”) att. in 15th c. Mandeville's Travels). Borrowed from Middle French Danube, from Old French Danube, from Latin Dānubius, from Proto-Celtic *Dānowyos (compare Welsh river name Donwy), an extended form of the river-name *Dānu, from Proto-Indo-European *déh₂nu (“river, river goddess”), akin to *dʰenh₂- (“to set in motion; to flow”). Cognate with Latin fōns (“spring”), Persian دنیدن (danidan, “to hasten, run”), Ossetian дон (don, “water, river”), Sanskrit धन्वति (dhánvati, “it flows, runs”). More at Danube.
Meanings
- (with the) A river in Europe; flowing 2,850 kilometers from the confluence of the Breg and Brigach at Donaueschingen, Germany, through Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria, Moldova, and Ukraine, into the Black Sea.
- A locale in the United States, named for the river: ▸ A town in Herkimer County, New York.
- A locale in the United States, named for the river: ▸ A minor city in Renville County, Minnesota.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Danub | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Danube salmon · Danube Swabian · Danubian · Danube catfish · Danubic · Danuban · Danube sturgeon
Descendants
ดานูบ · डैन्यूब · 다뉴브 · ڈینیوب · डॅन्यूब · Đa Nuýp
Translations (82)
cy Donaw (river of Europe that flows to the Black Sea) · ar دَانُوب (river of Europe that flows to the Black Sea) · cy Donwy (river of Europe that flows to the Black Sea) · nog Манан (river of Europe that flows to the Black Sea) · da Donau (river of Europe that flows to the Black Sea) · sh Ду̀нав (river of Europe that flows to the Black Sea) · mk Дунав (river of Europe that flows to the Black Sea) · ota طونه (river of Europe that flows to the Black Sea) · el Δούναβης (river of Europe that flows to the Black Sea) · sh Dùnav (river of Europe that flows to the Black Sea) · sl Dónava (river of Europe that flows to the Black Sea) · bg Ду́нав (river of Europe that flows to the Black Sea) · az Dunay (river of Europe that flows to the Black Sea) · dsb Dunaj (river of Europe that flows to the Black Sea) · sk Dunaj (river of Europe that flows to the Black Sea) · ko 다뉴브강 (river of Europe that flows to the Black Sea) · uk Дуна́й (river of Europe that flows to the Black Sea) · he דנובה (river of Europe that flows to the Black Sea) · ro Dunăre (river of Europe that flows to the Black Sea) · la Ister (river of Europe that flows to the Black Sea) · ang Dōnua (river of Europe that flows to the Black Sea) · lv Donava (river of Europe that flows to the Black Sea) · ro Danubiu (river of Europe that flows to the Black Sea) · vi sông Donau (river of Europe that flows to the Black Sea) · hy Դանուբ (river of Europe that flows to the Black Sea) · la Danuvius (river of Europe that flows to the Black Sea) · grc Ἴστρος (river of Europe that flows to the Black Sea) · non Dónua (river of Europe that flows to the Black Sea) · sq Dunau (river of Europe that flows to the Black Sea) · pl Dunaj (river of Europe that flows to the Black Sea) · cmn 多瑙河 (river of Europe that flows to the Black Sea) · eo Danubo (river of Europe that flows to the Black Sea) · lo ແມ່ນ້ຳດານູບ (river of Europe that flows to the Black Sea) · lo ດານູບ (river of Europe that flows to the Black Sea) · lt Dunojus (river of Europe that flows to the Black Sea) · hu Duna (river of Europe that flows to the Black Sea) · vi sông Đa Nuýp (river of Europe that flows to the Black Sea) · mr डॅन्यूब (river of Europe that flows to the Black Sea) · pt Danúbio (river of Europe that flows to the Black Sea) · ru Дуна́й (river of Europe that flows to the Black Sea) · hsb Dunaj (river of Europe that flows to the Black Sea) · ka დუნაი (river of Europe that flows to the Black Sea) · kk Танай (river of Europe that flows to the Black Sea) · fi Tonava (river of Europe that flows to the Black Sea) · nb Donau (river of Europe that flows to the Black Sea) · af Donou (river of Europe that flows to the Black Sea) · rup Duna (river of Europe that flows to the Black Sea) · id Donau (river of Europe that flows to the Black Sea) · tl Danubyo (river of Europe that flows to the Black Sea) · it Danubio (river of Europe that flows to the Black Sea) · ro Istru (river of Europe that flows to the Black Sea) · ga An Danóib (river of Europe that flows to the Black Sea) · de Donau (river of Europe that flows to the Black Sea) · ur ڈینیوب (river of Europe that flows to the Black Sea) · la Danubius (river of Europe that flows to the Black Sea) · vi Đa Não Hà (river of Europe that flows to the Black Sea) · vi sông Danube (river of Europe that flows to the Black Sea) · ast Danubiu (river of Europe that flows to the Black Sea) · sv Donau (river of Europe that flows to the Black Sea) · hi डैन्यूब (river of Europe that flows to the Black Sea) · is Dóná (river of Europe that flows to the Black Sea) · et Doonau (river of Europe that flows to the Black Sea) · non Duná (river of Europe that flows to the Black Sea) · th แม่น้ำดานูบ (river of Europe that flows to the Black Sea) · nl Donau (river of Europe that flows to the Black Sea) · tr Tuna (river of Europe that flows to the Black Sea) · sq Danubi (river of Europe that flows to the Black Sea) · gl Danubio (river of Europe that flows to the Black Sea) · bar Doana (river of Europe that flows to the Black Sea) · sah Дунаай (river of Europe that flows to the Black Sea) · fr Danube (river of Europe that flows to the Black Sea) · ja ドナウ川 (river of Europe that flows to the Black Sea) · es Danubio (river of Europe that flows to the Black Sea) · ca Danubi (river of Europe that flows to the Black Sea) · rup Dunav (river of Europe that flows to the Black Sea) · fa دانوب (river of Europe that flows to the Black Sea) · nn Donau (river of Europe that flows to the Black Sea) · cs Dunaj (river of Europe that flows to the Black Sea) · gsw Donnä (river of Europe that flows to the Black Sea) · be Дуна́й (river of Europe that flows to the Black Sea) · tr Tuna nehri (river of Europe that flows to the Black Sea) · ny Mtsinje wa Danube (river of Europe that flows to the Black Sea)