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10 Language-to-English DictionariesDonau
/ˈdɔʊ.naʊ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The second-longest river in Europe, flowing from the Black Forest in Germany southeastward into the Black Sea.
"The historic capital cities of Vienna, Budapest, and Belgrade all lie along the banks of the Donau."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *danu-, meaning 'river' or 'flowing water', which also spawned other European river names like the Don and Dnieper. The name was adopted into Latin as Danuvius and evolved through Old High German into the modern German Donau, frequently transliterated in various Slavic and regional contexts phonetically as Dunai.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Donau" is said worldwide
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Danube
Transliteration: danub
"Le Danube traverse plusieurs capitales européennes."
Donau
Transliteration: doh-now
"Die Donau mündet ins Schwarze Meer."
Danubio
Transliteration: da-nu-bio
"Il Danubio è il secondo fiume più lungo d'Europa."
Danubio
Transliteration: da-nu-bio
"El río Danubio pasa por Viena."
Danúbio
Transliteration: da-nu-bi-u
"O rio Danúbio deságua no Mar Negro."
डาน्यूब नदी
Transliteration: daanyub nadi
"डาน्यूब यूरोप की एक प्रमुख नदी है।"
多瑙河
Transliteration: Duōnāo Hé
"多瑙河是欧洲第二长河。"
다뉴브강
Transliteration: Danyubeu-gang
"다뉴브강은 유럽에서 두 번째로 긴 강입니다."
ドナウ川
Transliteration: Donau-gawa
"ドナウ川はヨーロッパで2番目に長い川です。"
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