Allgäu
English
Proper noun
Allgäu
- A region of Swabia in Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg, southern Germany.
- Synonym: Allgovia
German
Etymology
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”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈalɡɔɪ̯]
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: All‧gäu
Proper noun
das Allgäu n (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Allgäus)
- A region of Swabia in Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg, southern Germany.
- Synonym: Albgau
Meronyms
- Oberallgäu, Unterallgäu
- Westallgäu, Ostallgäu
Derived terms
- Allgäuer
- allgäuisch
- Allgäuisch
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