Donaueschingen

English

Proper noun

Donaueschingen

  1. A town in the Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

German

Etymology

First attested as Esginga in 889. The first element Donau was added later to mark the place near which the confluence of the two sources of the river Danube is located. By surface analysis, Donau +‎ Eschingen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /doːnaʊ̯ˈʔɛʃɪŋən/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Do‧nau‧eschin‧gen

Proper noun

Donaueschingen n (proper noun, genitive Donaueschingens or (optionally with an article) Donaueschingen)

  1. Donaueschingen (a town in Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis district, in southern Baden-Württemberg, Germany)

Declension

Declension of Donaueschingen [sg-only, neuter, toponym]
singular
def. noun
nominative das Donaueschingen
genitive des Donaueschingens, Donaueschingen1
dative dem Donaueschingen
accusative das Donaueschingen

1Optionally with an article.

Derived terms

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