Passau
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English
Etymology
From German Passau. Doublet of Batavia and Betawi.
Proper noun
Passau
- An independent town in Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, on the confluence of Inn and Ilz into Danube.
- A rural district of Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, partially surrounding but not including the town of Passau, which nevertheless serves as its administrative seat
Translations
town
German
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German , from Old High German Pazauwa, from Latin (Castra) Batavis, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *Batawjō.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Passau n (proper noun, genitive Passaus or (optionally with an article) Passau)
- Passau (an independent town in Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany)
- A rural district of Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, partially surrounding but not including the town of Passau, which nevertheless serves as its administrative seat