Allgäu

Allgäu

1. A region of Swabia in Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg, southern Germany.

   Synonym: Allgovia

First mentioned as Old High German Albigauge in 817, Albigoi in 839, Albegewi in 886, Albegowe in 990.

From Old High German alba (“alpine pasture, alp”) +‎ Gau (“region, countship”).

• IPA^(key): [ˈalɡɔɪ̯]

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• Hyphenation: All‧gäu

das Allgäu n (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Allgäus)

1. a region of Swabia in Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg, southern Germany

   Synonym: Albgau

• Oberallgäu, Unterallgäu
• Westallgäu, Ostallgäu

• Allgäuer
• allgäuisch
• Allgäuisch