Donau-Ries

German

Etymology

Donau (“the Danube”) + Nördlinger Ries, a nearby impact crater. The Ries element is named after the Roman province Raetia.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Do‧nau-Ries

Proper noun

Donau-Ries n (proper noun, genitive Donau-Ries' or (with an article) Donau-Ries)

1. a rural district of Swabia, Bavaria; seat: Donauwörth

References

• Schmidt F. G. G. [in German] (1896). "The Dialect of the Ries". Modern Language Notes. 11 (5): 142–144.