Donau-Ries
German
editEtymology
editDonau (“the Danube”) + Nördlinger Ries, a nearby impact crater. The Ries element is named after the Roman province Raetia.
Pronunciation
edit- Hyphenation: Do‧nau-Ries
Proper noun
editDonau-Ries n (proper noun, genitive Donau-Ries' or (with an article) Donau-Ries)
- A rural district of Swabia, Bavaria. Seat: Donauwörth
References
edit- Schmidt F. G. G. [in German] (1896). "The Dialect of the Ries". Modern Language Notes. 11 (5): 142–144.