Rügen

See also: rugen, rúgèn, and rügen

English

Proper noun

Rügen

1. Germany's largest island, located in the Baltic Sea off the coast of extreme western Pomerania.

Synonyms

• Rugia (dated)

Translations

Germany’s largest island

• Czech: Rujána (cs)
• Danish: Rygen
• German: Rügen (de)
• Greek:

  Ancient Greek: Ῥουγίᾱ f (Rhougíā)

• Latin: Rugia f
• Polish: Rugia (pl)
• Slovak: Rujana
• Sorbian:

  Lower Sorbian: Rujany pl

  Upper Sorbian: Rujany pl

• Swedish: Rygen

Anagrams

• Gruen, Unger

German

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʁyːɡŋ̩/, /ˈʁyːɡən/

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Proper noun

Rügen n (proper noun, genitive Rügens or (optionally with an article) Rügen)

1. Rügen (the largest island in Germany, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern)

Derived terms

• Vorpommern-Rügen

Noun

Rügen

1. plural of Rüge