Danube

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈdænjuːb/

Origin

Latin Dānubius, from Proto-Celtic *Danuvios (compare Welsh river name Donwy), from Pre-Celtic *Dāne/ou̯i̯os, from Proto-Indo-European *dhen- ("run, flow"); akin to Latin fōns ("spring"), Persian دنیدن (danīdan, "to hasten, run"), Ossetian дон (don, "water"), Sanskrit धन्वति (dhanvati, "it flows, runs").

Full definition of Danube

Proper noun

1. (geography) A river of Europe, which arises in Germany, and flows 2850 km (1775 miles) to the Black Sea in Romania.

Derived terms

• Danubian
• Danubic