Niger

de-proper noun

der Niger m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Niger or des Nigers)

der Niger (canonical masculine)
des Niger (definite genitive)
des Nigers (definite genitive)

Niger (a major river in West Africa that flows into the Gulf of Guinea in Nigeria)


Senegal

der Senegal m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Senegals)

der Senegal (canonical masculine)
des Senegals (definite genitive)

Senegal (a river on the border between Senegal and Mauritania in West Africa)


Jordan

der Jordan m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Jordan or des Jordans)

der Jordan (canonical masculine)
des Jordan (definite genitive)
des Jordans (definite genitive)

Jordan (a river in Western Asia, in the Middle East, that empties into the Dead Sea, flowing through Israel, the Golan Heights, the West Bank and Jordan)

one of several brooks or small rivers in Germany


Amazonas

Amazonas m (proper noun, strong, genitive Amazonas)

Amazonas (genitive)
Amazonas (nominative singular)
Amazonas (genitive singular)
Amazonas (dative singular)
Amazonas (accusative singular)


Paraná

Paraná m (proper noun, strong, genitive Paranás)

Borrowed from Spanish Paraná or Portuguese Paraná, both from Old Tupi paranã (“river”).

Paraná (a river in central and southern South America)


Schelde

die Schelde f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Schelde)

die Schelde (canonical feminine)
der Schelde (definite genitive)

Scheldt (a river in France, Belgium and the Netherlands, emptying into the North Sea)


Kongo

der Kongo m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Kongo or des Kongos)

der Kongo (canonical masculine)
des Kongo (definite genitive)
des Kongos (definite genitive)

Democratic Republic of the Congo#English

Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo#English

Congo (a major river in Central Africa which flows for about 4,380 km (2,720 miles) to the Atlantic Ocean in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, at times forming the border with the Republic of the Congo and Angola)


Tigris

Tigris m (proper noun, strong, genitive Tigris)

Tigris (a major river in Turkey and Iraq in Mesopotamia)


Wien

die Wien f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Wien)

die Wien (canonical feminine)
der Wien (definite genitive)
Wien (nominative singular)
Wien (genitive singular)
Wien (dative singular)
Wien (accusative singular)

From Middle High German Wiene, Wienne, from Old High German Wienna, Wēnia, probably from a Vulgar Latin *Vedunia, itself from Proto-Celtic *widus (“wood”) or *weidus (“wild”). The Latin name Vindobona is probably not related at all, but at any rate cannot be the immediate source of the Old High German name.

Wien (a river in Austria, flowing through Vienna)


Saale

die Saale f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Saale)

die Saale (canonical feminine)
der Saale (definite genitive)

From a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *sélos (“salt marsh”).


Missouri

de-proper noun

der Missouri m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Missouris)

der Missouri (canonical masculine)
des Missouris (definite genitive)

Missouri, Missouri River (the longest river in North America, rising in the Rocky Mountains of western Montana and flowing roughly southeast over 2,300 miles through North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri, before joining the Mississippi at St. Louis)


Rhein

der Rhein m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Rheins or des Rheines)

der Rhein (canonical masculine)
des Rheins (definite genitive)
des Rheines (definite genitive)
Rein (alternative obsolete)

→ Russian: Рейн (Rejn)

desc

→ Chinese: 萊茵 /莱茵 (Láiyīn) (transliteration)

From Middle High German Rīn, from Old High German Rīn, from Proto-West Germanic *Rīn (“the river Rhine”). The spelling with Rh- after Latin Rhenus, itself possibly a Hellenizing form.

inh

Meronyms: Alpenrhein, Hochrhein, Oberrhein, Mittelrhein, Niederrhein, Deltarhein

Rhine (a major river in Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Austria, Germany, France and the Netherlands, emptying into the North Sea)


Alle

de-proper noun

die Alle f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Alle)

die Alle (canonical feminine)
der Alle (definite genitive)

Derived from Old Prussian Alna, from alna (“to flow”).

Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship#English

Łyna (a river in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland)


Aller

die Aller f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Aller)

die Aller (canonical feminine)
der Aller (definite genitive)

From Old High German Alara, from earlier Elera and Alera, of uncertain origin:.
* From Proto-Germanic *alizō (“alder”) + *ahwō (“water”), meaning "alder water".
* From the Proto-Indo-European root *h₁ey- common in many other river names, such as the Allia in Latium, Alaunus in some Celtic sites, and the Ille in Brittany. See also French aller (“to go”), German eilen (“to hasten, hurry”), Swedish ila. More at Aller.


Dill

die Dill f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Dill)

die Dill (canonical feminine)
der Dill (definite genitive)

a river flowing through central Hesse; a tributary of the Lahn


Don

Don m (proper noun, strong, genitive Dons or Don)

Don (a river, the fifth-longest in Europe, in Tula, Lipetsk, Voronezh, Volgograd and Rostov Oblasts, Russia, flowing 1160 miles to the Sea of Azov)


Eider

die Eider f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Eider)

die Eider (canonical feminine)
der Eider (definite genitive)

Eider (a river in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany)


Lech

der Lech m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Lechs or des Leches)

der Lech (canonical masculine)
des Lechs (definite genitive)
des Leches (definite genitive)


Main

Main m (proper noun, strong, genitive Maines or Mains)

Maines (genitive)
Mains (genitive)
Main (nominative singular)
Maines (genitive singular)
Mains (genitive singular)
Main (dative singular)
Maine (dative singular)
Main (accusative singular)

a tributary of the Rhine, in southern Germany


Mies

a river in Bavaria, Germany and Bohemia, Czech Republic


der Nil m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Nil or des Nils)

der Nil (canonical masculine)
des Nil (definite genitive)
des Nils (definite genitive)

Nile (a major river in Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Kenya, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Sudan and Egypt, emptying into the Mediterranean)


Po

der Po m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Po or des Pos)

der Po (canonical masculine)
des Po (definite genitive)
des Pos (definite genitive)


Regen

der Regen m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Regens)

der Regen (canonical masculine)
des Regens (definite genitive)
Reegen (alternative obsolete)

The river name is the oldest, attested in Latin sources as Regana, Reganum, or Reganus, of unknown further ancestry.


Rotten

der Rotten m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Rottens)

der Rotten (canonical masculine)
des Rottens (definite genitive)
Roden (alternative obsolete)
Roten (alternative obsolete)

From Middle High German Roten, from Old High German Rotan, from Latin Rhodanus.

Rhone, Rhône (a major river in Switzerland and France that flows from the Alps to the Mediterranean Sea)


Seine

die Seine f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Seine)

die Seine (canonical feminine)
der Seine (definite genitive)


Spree

die Spree f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Spree)

die Spree (canonical feminine)
der Spree (definite genitive)

From Middle High German Sprēwe, from Old High German Sprēwa, from a Slavic language (compare Lower Sorbian Sprjewja, Czech Spréva, Polish Sprewa), but ultimately of Germanic origin, related to spreizen (“to spread, disperse”).


Hase

die Hase f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Hase)

die Hase (canonical feminine)
der Hase (definite genitive)
Haase (alternative)

From the same root as the animal name, meaning “grey”, an adjective Proto-West Germanic *hasu (“grey”).


Halle

Halle n (proper noun, genitive Halles or (optionally with an article) Halle)

Halles (genitive)
Halle (genitive with-article)

Attested in early manuscripts as Halla. Of unclear origin, traditionally linked to the river Saale, whose name ultimately derives from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂ls (“salt”). Alternatively, from Proto-West Germanic *hallu (“building supported by columns”).

der

North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia#English

a small river in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany


Aare

de-proper noun

die Aare f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Aare)

die Aare (canonical feminine)
der Aare (definite genitive)

From the Celtic period. Possibly attested in the Bern zinc tablet.


Aar

die Aar f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Aar)

die Aar (canonical feminine)
der Aar (definite genitive)
Aar (definite nominative singular)
Aar (definite genitive singular)
Aar (dative definite singular)
Aar (accusative definite singular)

Attested as Late Latin Arola, Arula in the 7th century, from a pre-Indo-European hydronym *ar- (“watercourse”), also present in several other Old European hydronymy names such as Ahr in Rhineland, Ar in Meurthe-et-Moselle, l'Arc in both Savoie and Bouches-du-Rhône, Hérault (Occitan Erau) in Hérault, Arre in Gard, etc.

a left tributary of the Lahn in Rhineland-Palatinate and Hesse, Germany

a left tributary of the Dill in Hesse, Germany

a branch of the Ill, Bas-Rhin department, France

a left tributary of the Twiste, Hesse, Germany


Ebro

Ebro m (proper noun, strong, genitive Ebros or Ebro)


Mekong

der Mekong m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Mekong or des Mekongs)

der Mekong (canonical masculine)
des Mekong (definite genitive)
des Mekongs (definite genitive)


Oder

die Oder f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Oder)

die Oder (canonical feminine)
der Oder (definite genitive)

From or related to Medieval Latin Oddara, said by Udolph to be from Illyrian *Adra (“water vein”), related to Avestan 𐬀𐬛𐬎 (adu, “watercourse”), Thracian urda (“stream”), which could ultimately be from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eh₁t- (“to breathe”), which would make it a doublet of Ader (“vein, blood vessel”). Folk etymology connected it to Polish drzeć (“to rend, penetrate, tear”) as in "break through to the sea."

cog

Oder (a major river in the Czech Republic, Poland and Germany)


Rhone

de-proper noun

die Rhone f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Rhone)

die Rhone (canonical feminine)
der Rhone (definite genitive)
Rhone (nominative singular)
Rhone (genitive singular)
Rhone (dative singular)
Rhone (accusative singular)
Rhône (alternative)
Rhosne (alternative)
Rone (alternative)
Rosne (alternative)

Borrowed from Middle French Rho(s)ne. 16th century or earlier. Partially displaced older Rotten, which see. All ultimately from Latin Rhodanus.


Adige

die Adige f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Adige)

die Adige (canonical feminine)
der Adige (definite genitive)


Maas

die Maas f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Maas)

die Maas (canonical feminine)
der Maas (definite genitive)
Maas (definite nominative singular)
Maas (definite genitive singular)
Maas (dative definite singular)
Maas (accusative definite singular)

From Old High German Masa, from Proto-Germanic *Masō.

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Maas.

Meuse, Maas (a major river that flows about 901 km (560 mi) from France through Belgium and the Netherlands to the North Sea)


Tiber

der Tiber m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Tiber or des Tibers)

die Tiber (dated) f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Tiber)

der Tiber (canonical masculine)
des Tiber (definite genitive)
des Tibers (definite genitive)
die Tiber (canonical feminine)
der Tiber (definite genitive)
Tiber (definite nominative singular)
Tiber (definite nominative plural)
Tiber (definite genitive singular)
Tibers (definite genitive singular)
Tiber (definite genitive plural)
Tiber (dative definite singular)
Tibern (dative definite plural)
Tiber (accusative definite singular)
Tiber (accusative definite plural)
Tiber (definite nominative singular)
Tibern (definite nominative plural)
Tiber (definite genitive singular)
Tibern (definite genitive plural)
Tiber (dative definite singular)
Tibern (dative definite plural)
Tiber (accusative definite singular)
Tibern (accusative definite plural)

Tiber (a major river in Emilia-Romagna, Tuscany, Umbria and Lazio, in central Italy, flowing through Rome)


Riß

die Riß f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Riß)

die Riß (canonical feminine)
der Riß (definite genitive)
Riß (definite nominative singular)
Riß (definite genitive singular)
Riß (dative definite singular)
Riß (accusative definite singular)

Along with the river Reuss, Greule (1982) interprets the name as an Old European hydronym/pre-Indo-European substrate.

Riss (a small right tributary of the Danube in Baden-Württemberg, in southwestern Germany)


Ganges

der Ganges m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Ganges)

der Ganges (canonical masculine)
des Ganges (definite genitive)

Ganges (a river in India and Bangladesh)


Geisel

die Geisel f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Geisel)

die Geisel (canonical feminine)
der Geisel (definite genitive)


Leine

die Leine f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Leine)

die Leine (canonical feminine)
der Leine (definite genitive)

From Middle Low German Leyne, from Old Saxon Legina, Lagina.

a river in northern Germany, notably passing through Hannover


Lippe

die Lippe f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Lippe)

die Lippe (canonical feminine)
der Lippe (definite genitive)


Wiese

die Wiese f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Wiese)

die Wiese (canonical feminine)
der Wiese (definite genitive)

From Middle High German wise, from Old High German wisa, perhaps related with Proto-Germanic *wasô, from Proto-Indo-European *weys- (“to increase”).
See also Middle Dutch wese, Middle Low German wēse, and the diminutives Old Saxon wiska, Middle Low German wische; also Old English wise (“stalk, sprout”), Old Norse vísir (“sprout, bud”), Lithuanian veisti (“propagate”). Related to Wasen and Rasen.

der

a tributary of the Rhine in Baden-Württemberg, Germany and Switzerland


Elbe

de-proper noun

die Elbe f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Elbe)

die Elbe (canonical feminine)
der Elbe (definite genitive)

From Middle High German Elbe, from Old High German Elba, from Proto-West Germanic *albī, from Proto-Germanic *albī (“river, Elbe”), attested in Latin as Albis. Compare Old Norse elfr, Swedish älv.

Elbe (a major river in central Europe that passes through the Czech Republic and Germany before flowing into the North Sea)


Loire

die Loire f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Loire)

die Loire (canonical feminine)
der Loire (definite genitive)
Liger (alternative obsolete)

Loire (the longest river in France, passing (from southeast to northwest) through the departments of Ardèche, Haute-Loire, Loire, Saône-et-Loire, Allier, Nièvre, Cher, Loiret, Loir-et-Cher, Indre-et-Loire, Maine-et-Loire and Loire-Atlantique)


Donau

die Donau f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Donau)

die Donau (canonical feminine)
der Donau (definite genitive)
Dunau (alternative obsolete)
Tonau (alternative obsolete)
Dhonau (alternative obsolete)
Thonau (alternative obsolete)
Donaw (alternative obsolete)
Dunaw (alternative obsolete)
Dhonaw (alternative obsolete)
Tonaw (alternative obsolete)
Tunaw (alternative obsolete)
Thonaw (alternative obsolete)
Thunaw (alternative obsolete)

→ Chinese: 多瑙 (Duōnǎo)

→ Danish: Donau

→ Dutch: Donau

→ Icelandic: Dóná

→ Japanese: ドナウ (Donau)

→ Low German: Donau

→ Norwegian Bokmål: Donau

→ Norwegian Nynorsk: Donau

→ Swedish: Donau

Attested in this form at least since 1544. From earlier Donaw (since 1530s, D under Low German influence), from earlier Tonaw (since late 15th c., o possibly also under Low German influence), from Middle High German Tuonawe, perhaps under Slavic influence, from earlier Tuonowe, Tuonow, from Old High German Tuonouwa, from something like Proto-West Germanic *Dōnauwju (cf. Middle Low German Dônouwe, Dônouw), from Proto-Germanic *Dōnawjaz paretymologically attracted to *auwju (“floodplain, meadow”), from Proto-Celtic *Dānowyos, an extended form of the river-name *Dānu, from Proto-Indo-European *déh₂nu (“river, river goddess”), akin to *dʰenh₂- (“to set in motion; to flow”).

der

Aposteln nach der länge anzeigen; fiengan den christlichen glauben von dem jüdischen land aus allenthalben in die heydenschafft durch das römische Reich biß an die Donau, das ist, in den landen, die den Römern oder damahls ihren Kaysern unterworffen waren, zu predigen.

1544, Lorenz Fries, Historie, Nahmen, Geschlecht, Wesen, Thaten, gantz Leben und Sterben der gewesenen Bischoffen zu Wirtzburg und Hertzogen zu Francken:

Danube (a river in Europe; flowing 2850 kilometers from the confluence of the Breg and Brigach at Donaueschingen, Germany, into the Black Sea in Romania)


Weser

de-proper noun

die Weser f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Weser)

die Weser (canonical feminine)
der Weser (definite genitive)


Mosel

die Mosel f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Mosel)

die Mosel (canonical feminine)
der Mosel (definite genitive)

Moselle (a left tributary of Rhine, flowing through the departments of Vosges, Meurthe-et-Moselle and Moselle in northeastern France, through Luxembourg, and through the states of Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland, Germany)


Havel

die Havel f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Havel)

die Havel (canonical feminine)
der Havel (definite genitive)


Sernf

der Sernf m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Sernfs)

der Sernf (canonical masculine)
des Sernfs (definite genitive)

From a Pre-Germanic *Sarnivos, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“to flow”) frequently found in river names.

Sernf (a right tributary of the Linth in Glarus canton, Switzerland)


Stör

die Stör f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Stör)

die Stör (canonical feminine)
der Stör (definite genitive)


Arno

der Arno m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Arno or des Arnos)

der Arno (canonical masculine)
des Arno (definite genitive)
des Arnos (definite genitive)
Arno (definite nominative singular)
Arno (definite genitive singular)
Arnos (definite genitive singular)
Arno (dative definite singular)
Arno (accusative definite singular)

Borrowed from Italian Arno, from Latin Arnus.


Schwabach

die Schwabach f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Schwabach)

die Schwabach (canonical feminine)
der Schwabach (definite genitive)
Schwabach (definite nominative singular)
Schwabach (definite genitive singular)
Schwabach (dative definite singular)
Schwabach (accusative definite singular)

From Middle High German Suabach, from Old High German swāb (“Swabian”) + aha (“river”).

Middle Franconia
Middle Franconia#English

a left tributary of the Rednitz, near the town of Schwabach, Middle Franconia region, Bavaria

a right tributary of the Regnitz in Erlangen, Middle Franconia region, Bavaria


Moldau

die Moldau f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Moldau)

die Moldau (canonical feminine)
der Moldau (definite genitive)
Moldau (definite nominative singular)
Moldau (definite genitive singular)
Moldau (dative definite singular)
Moldau (accusative definite singular)

From or related to Romanian Moldova (the Moldova River), which see.


Moldau

Vltava (a major river in the Czech Republic)


Eder

die Eder f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Eder)

die Eder (canonical feminine)
der Eder (definite genitive)


Raab

die Raab f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Raab)

die Raab (canonical feminine)
der Raab (definite genitive)

Rába (a river in southeastern Austria and western Hungary, a tributary of the Danube)


Ruhr

die Ruhr f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Ruhr)

die Ruhr (canonical feminine)
der Ruhr (definite genitive)

From Late Latin rubro gilum (“red brook”), of Celtic origin; for the second element see the river Celbis.

Ruhr (a right tributary of the Rhine, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)


Hönne

die Hönne f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Hönne)

die Hönne (canonical feminine)
der Hönne (definite genitive)

Hönne (a left tributary of the Ruhr, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)


Themse

die Themse f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Themse)

die Themse (canonical feminine)
der Themse (definite genitive)
Themse (nominative singular)
Themse (genitive singular)
Themse (dative singular)
Themse (accusative singular)

Thames (a river in southeast England, in the United Kingdom, flowing through London)


Amur

der Amur m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Amur or des Amurs)

der Amur (canonical masculine)
des Amur (definite genitive)
des Amurs (definite genitive)

Amur (long river forming the border between the Far East of Russia and Northeastern China)


Memel

die Memel f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Memel)

die Memel (canonical feminine)
der Memel (definite genitive)

the Memel, the Neman (a river in Lithuania that runs by this city)


Liane

die Liane f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Liane)

die Liane (canonical feminine)
der Liane (definite genitive)


Uecker

die Uecker f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Uecker)

die Uecker (canonical feminine)
der Uecker (definite genitive)

a river in northeastern Germany which flows into the Szczecin Lagoon

Ucker

name of the same river in its upper section


Aa

die Aa f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Aa)

die Aa (canonical feminine)
der Aa (definite genitive)
Aa (definite nominative singular)
Aa (definite genitive singular)
Aa (dative definite singular)
Aa (accusative definite singular)

From Middle Low German â, from Old Saxon aha, from Proto-Germanic *ahwō. Compare Aue and -ach.

a left tributary of the Möhne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

a left tributary of the Nethe, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

a left tributary of the Herre, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

any of several other rivers in Germany, France, Switzerland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands and Belgium


Weichsel

die Weichsel f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Weichsel)

die Weichsel (canonical feminine)
der Weichsel (definite genitive)

16th century, from Middle Low German Wissel, from Proto-Slavic *Visъla. The form is probably due to analogy: as wissel(-bēre) is also the Low German form of the fruit in etymology 2 below, the river name was adapted to High German accordingly.

Vistula (the longest river in Poland and erewhile a river of Prussia, which flows into the Baltic Sea)


Tauber

die Tauber f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Tauber)

die Tauber (canonical feminine)
der Tauber (definite genitive)

From a Celtic (likely Gaulish) word meaning "water". Compare English Dover, Welsh dwfr, dŵr, Breton dour and Old Irish dobur (“water, river”).

Tauber (a left tributary of the Main in Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria, Germany)


Saar

die Saar f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Saar)

die Saar (canonical feminine)
der Saar (definite genitive)

Saar (a right tributary of the Moselle in France and Germany)


Vuoksi

der Vuoksi m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Vuoksi or des Vuoksis)

der Vuoksi (canonical masculine)
des Vuoksi (definite genitive)
des Vuoksis (definite genitive)

Vuoksi (a river in Finland and Russia in Karelia, emptying into Lake Ladoga)


Urtier

die Urtier f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Urtier)

die Urtier (canonical feminine)
der Urtier (definite genitive)

a river in Aosta Valley, in northwestern Italy


Wolga

die Wolga f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Wolga)

die Wolga (canonical feminine)
der Wolga (definite genitive)


Orontes

der Orontes m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Orontes)

der Orontes (canonical masculine)
des Orontes (definite genitive)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὀρόντης (Oróntēs).

bor+

Orontes (a river in Lebanon, Syria and Turkey)


Ems

de-proper noun

die Ems f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Ems)

die Ems (canonical feminine)
der Ems (definite genitive)

From Old Saxon Emisa, from the Roman name, Latin Amisia. The river in North West Germany was mentioned by Tacitus, Pliny and others.


Drôme

Drôme (a left tributary of the Rhône in the departments of Drôme and Ardèche, in southeastern France)


Melk

die Melk f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Melk)

die Melk (canonical feminine)
der Melk (definite genitive)

First mentioned in 831 as Medilica, said to be of Slavic origin and meaning "border" (compare Proto-Slavic *meďa (“boundary, border”)).


Fulda

die Fulda f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Fulda)

die Fulda (canonical feminine)
der Fulda (definite genitive)

From Old High German Vulthaha, Vuldaha, from Proto-Germanic *fuldō (“earth, field, plain”) + *ahwō (“water”).


Drau

de-proper noun

die Drau f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Drau)

die Drau (canonical feminine)
der Drau (definite genitive)
Drau (definite nominative singular)
Drau (definite genitive singular)
Drau (dative definite singular)
Drau (accusative definite singular)

Drava (a tributary of the Danube River in Italy, Austria, Slovenia, Croatia and Hungary)


Dnepr

Dnepr m (proper noun, strong, genitive Dneprs or Dnepr)

Dneprs (genitive)
Dnepr (genitive)
Dnepr (nominative singular)
Dneprs (genitive singular)
Dnepr (genitive singular)
Dnepr (dative singular)
Dnepr (accusative singular)
Dnjepr (alternative)
Dnjeper (alternative)
Dniper (alternative)
Dnieper (alternative)

Dnieper (a river that flows through Russia, Belarus and Ukraine; the fourth-longest river in Europe)


Radaune

die Radaune f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Radaune)

die Radaune (canonical feminine)
der Radaune (definite genitive)

Borrowed from Old Prussian [Term?]; compare Latvian rauds (“red”).

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Radunia (a small river in Kashubia, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)


Olpe

die Olpe f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Olpe)

die Olpe (canonical feminine)
der Olpe (definite genitive)

From Middle High German Olepe, referring originally to the tributary of the Bigge.

a right tributary of the Bigge, Olpe district, North Rhine-Westphalia; also called Olpebach

a left tributary of the Hundem, Olpe district, North Rhine-Westphalia; also called Olpebach


Neckar

Neckar m (proper noun, strong, genitive Neckars or Neckar)

From Medieval Latin Nicarus, Neccarus, of Celtic origin, from Proto-Celtic *Nikros, from Proto-Indo-European *nik-, *neyk- (“to rage, storm”). Parallel development is seen in the Swiss river name Necker.

Neckar (a major right tributary of the Rhine in Baden-Württemberg and Hesse, Germany)


Etsch

die Etsch f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Etsch)

die Etsch (canonical feminine)
der Etsch (definite genitive)


Steina

Steina n (proper noun, genitive Steinas or (optionally with an article) Steina)

Steinas (genitive)
Steina (genitive with-article)


Vils

die Vils f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Vils)

die Vils (canonical feminine)
der Vils (definite genitive)
Vils (definite nominative singular)
Vils (definite genitive singular)
Vils (dative definite singular)
Vils (accusative definite singular)

a right tributary of the Danube, Bavaria, Germany

a left tributary of the Lech, Germany and Austria

a right tributary of the Naab, Bavaria, Germany


Ilz

die Ilz f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Ilz)

die Ilz (canonical feminine)
der Ilz (definite genitive)

Ilz (a left tributary of the Danube, Bavaria, Germany)


Ammer

die Ammer f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Ammer)

die Ammer (canonical feminine)
der Ammer (definite genitive)
Ammer (definite nominative singular)
Ammer (definite genitive singular)
Ammer (dative definite singular)
Ammer (accusative definite singular)

a left tributary of the Neckar in Baden-Württemberg, Germany

a left tributary of the Isar in southern Bavaria, Germany, called the Amper below the Ammersee


Inn

der Inn m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Inn or des Inns)

der Inn (canonical masculine)
des Inn (definite genitive)
des Inns (definite genitive)

Inn (a right tributary of the Danube in Switzerland, Austria and Germany)


Euphrat

der Euphrat m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Euphrat or des Euphrats)

der Euphrat (canonical masculine)
des Euphrat (definite genitive)
des Euphrats (definite genitive)

From Ancient Greek Εὐφράτης (Euphrátēs), from Old Persian 𐎢𐎳𐎼𐎠𐎬𐎢 (ʰUfrātuš).

Euphrates (a river in Iraq, Syria and Turkey in Mesopotamia)


Meng

die Meng f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Meng)

die Meng (canonical feminine)
der Meng (definite genitive)


Murr

die Murr f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Murr)

die Murr (canonical feminine)
der Murr (definite genitive)


Lauterbach

der Lauterbach m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Lauterbachs)

der Lauterbach (canonical masculine)
des Lauterbachs (definite genitive)

From lauter in its oldest sense “clean, clear” + Bach (“brook, stream”).

a right tributary of the Werra, Wartburgkreis district, Thuringia

a left tributary of the Schiltach, Rottweil district, Baden-Württemberg


Achenbach

der Achenbach m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Achenbachs)

der Achenbach (canonical masculine)
des Achenbachs (definite genitive)

a right tributary of the Sieg, Siegen-Wittgenstein district, North Rhine-Westphalia

a left tributary of the Diete, Marburg-Biedenkopf district, Hesse


Rega

Rega (genitive)
Rega (nominative singular)
Rega (genitive singular)
Rega (dative singular)
Rega (accusative singular)


Enz

die Enz f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Enz)

die Enz (canonical feminine)
der Enz (definite genitive)

a tributary of the Neckar in Baden-Württemberg, Germany


Mank

die Mank f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Mank)

die Mank (canonical feminine)
der Mank (definite genitive)


Lavant

die Lavant f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Lavant)

die Lavant (canonical feminine)
der Lavant (definite genitive)


Metnitz

die Metnitz f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Metnitz)

die Metnitz (canonical feminine)
der Metnitz (definite genitive)


Lauterach

die Lauterach f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Lauterach)

die Lauterach (canonical feminine)
der Lauterach (definite genitive)


Pram

Pram n (proper noun, genitive Prams or (optionally with an article) Pram)

Prams (genitive)
Pram (genitive with-article)


Enns

die Enns f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Enns)

die Enns (canonical feminine)
der Enns (definite genitive)


Traun

die Traun f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Traun)

die Traun (canonical feminine)
der Traun (definite genitive)

a right tributary of the Danube, Upper Austria


Pitten

die Pitten f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Pitten)

die Pitten (canonical feminine)
der Pitten (definite genitive)


Perschling

die Perschling f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Perschling)

die Perschling (canonical feminine)
der Perschling (definite genitive)


Schwechat

die Schwechat f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Schwechat)

die Schwechat (canonical feminine)
der Schwechat (definite genitive)


Erlauf

die Erlauf f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Erlauf)

die Erlauf (canonical feminine)
der Erlauf (definite genitive)


Traisen

die Traisen f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Traisen)

die Traisen (canonical feminine)
der Traisen (definite genitive)


Türnitz

die Türnitz f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Türnitz)

die Türnitz (canonical feminine)
der Türnitz (definite genitive)


Thaya

die Thaya f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Thaya)

die Thaya (canonical feminine)
der Thaya (definite genitive)

See Czech Dyje, which shares the same origin.


Pulkau

die Pulkau f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Pulkau)

die Pulkau (canonical feminine)
der Pulkau (definite genitive)


Lafnitz

die Lafnitz f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Lafnitz)

die Lafnitz (canonical feminine)
der Lafnitz (definite genitive)

Lafnitz (a tributary of the Rába, Austria and Hungary, flowing into the Danube)


Save

die Save f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Save)

die Save (canonical feminine)
der Save (definite genitive)
Save (nominative singular)
Save (genitive singular)
Save (dative singular)
Save (accusative singular)


Save

der Save m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Saves)

der Save (canonical masculine)
des Saves (definite genitive)

Save (a river in Zimbabwe and Mozambique)


Alster

die Alster f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Alster)

die Alster (canonical feminine)
der Alster (definite genitive)


Ahr

die Ahr f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Ahr)

die Ahr (canonical feminine)
der Ahr (definite genitive)

From Old High German Are, *Ara, from Proto-Celtic *Orā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃er-.

a river, roughly along the border of Rhineland-Palatinate and North Rhine-Westphalia in western Germany, flowing into the Rhine at Sinzig


Lahn

die Lahn f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Lahn)

die Lahn (canonical feminine)
der Lahn (definite genitive)

Lahn (a right tributary of the Rhine, Germany)


Kamtschatka

die Kamtschatka f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Kamtschatka)

die Kamtschatka (canonical feminine)
der Kamtschatka (definite genitive)

Borrowed from Russian Камча́тка (Kamčátka).

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Kamchatka (a river in Kamchatka Krai, Russia)


Ischim

de-proper noun

Ischim n (proper noun, genitive Ischims or (optionally with an article) Ischim)

Ischims (genitive)
Ischim (genitive with-article)

Ishim (a left tributary of the Irtush River flowing 1,520 miles through Kazakhstan and Russia and passing through Astana, capital of Kazakhstan)


Mindel

die Mindel f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Mindel)

die Mindel (canonical feminine)
der Mindel (definite genitive)

Perhaps of Celtic origin, compare Old Irish menn (“clear, limpid”) and modern Irish Muir Meann (“Irish Sea”).

a right tributary of the Danube, Swabia region, Bavaria


Harbach

Harbach m (proper noun, strong, genitive Harbachs)

Hârtibaciu (a river in Romania, tributary to the Cibin)


Bille

die Bille f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Bille)

die Bille (canonical feminine)
der Bille (definite genitive)

First mentioned in 1075 as Bilena. According to Albrecht Greule, of native Germanic origin and from some derivation of Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“white, bright”). Or, from a Slavic derivation of the same root, similar to the river Biela.


Reuss

Reuss (genitive)
Reuss (nominative singular)
Reuss (genitive singular)
Reuss (dative singular)
Reuss (accusative singular)

From an earlier form Rusa, first attested in 1296.
Ptolemy recorded the river's Pre-Germanic name as Silana, which is reflected in the name Silenen. The Germanic name for the river is attested as Rusa or Rusia from the 9th century, and was occasionally recorded as Ursa in the Early Modern period (compare Urseren). This name likely derives from the early Germanic *Rūsi or the oblique form *Rūsjō-.
Greule (1982) interprets the name as an Old European hydronym, closely related to Riß. Given Ptolemy’s record of the pre-Germanic name Silana, it is possible that only part of the river was known as Rūsi in antiquity. Alternatively, Rūsi may have been introduced as a Germanic name during the early medieval period, potentially derived from Old High German rūsa, riusa (“fish trap”) (see the modern Reuse).
More at Reuss.


Limmat

Limmat (genitive)
Limmat (nominative singular)
Limmat (genitive singular)
Limmat (dative singular)
Limmat (accusative singular)


Linth

Linth (genitive)
Linth (nominative singular)
Linth (genitive singular)
Linth (dative singular)
Linth (accusative singular)


Saane

de-proper noun

die Saane f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Saane)

die Saane (canonical feminine)
der Saane (definite genitive)
Saane (definite nominative singular)
Saane (definite genitive singular)
Saane (dative definite singular)
Saane (accusative definite singular)

Saane (a left tributary of the Aar in Valais, Bern, Vaud and Fribourg cantons, Switzerland)


Tessin

der Tessin m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Tessins)

der Tessin (canonical masculine)
des Tessins (definite genitive)
TI (alternative)

Ticino (a left tributary of the Po in Switzerland and Italy)


Pregel

der Pregel m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Pregel or des Pregels)

der Pregel (canonical masculine)
des Pregel (definite genitive)
des Pregels (definite genitive)
Pregel (definite nominative singular)
Pregel (definite genitive singular)
Pregels (definite genitive singular)
Pregel (dative definite singular)
Pregel (accusative definite singular)

Compare Lithuanian Prieglius, Russian Прего́ля (Prególja).


Theiß

die Theiß f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Theiß)

die Theiß (canonical feminine)
der Theiß (definite genitive)
Theiß (definite nominative singular)
Theiß (definite genitive singular)
Theiß (dative definite singular)
Theiß (accusative definite singular)

Tisza (a river in Central Europe), mainly flowing through Hungary and Serbia.


Pader

Pader n (proper noun, genitive Paders or (optionally with an article) Pader)

Paders (genitive)
Pader (genitive with-article)

Uncertain, but probably from Old Saxon or Old High German; possibly an obsolete derivative of Proto-West Germanic *paþ (“way, path”) (compare modern Pfad, Low German Padd).

North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia

A river in North Rhine-Westphalia, a tributary of the Lippe. It runs through Paderborn, which it gives its name.


Nahe

die Nahe f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Nahe)

die Nahe (canonical feminine)
der Nahe (definite genitive)

From Middle High German Nāwe, either from or of common origin with Latin Nāva. Middle High German -āw- generally becomes modern -au-, but in the local dialects it yields [ɔː], which corresponds to standard [aː].

Nahe (a river in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany)


Mieß

a tributary of the Drava in Austria and Slovenia


Dahme

die Dahme f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Dahme)

die Dahme (canonical feminine)
der Dahme (definite genitive)

a river, a tributary of the Spree, Brandenburg


Ennepe

die Ennepe f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Ennepe)

die Ennepe (canonical feminine)
der Ennepe (definite genitive)

a river, a left tributary of the Volme, in northern Sauerland, North Rhine-Westphalia


Mosbach

Mosbach n (proper noun, genitive Mosbachs or (optionally with an article) Mosbach)

Mosbachs (genitive)
Mosbach (genitive with-article)

a right tributary of the Rhine in Wiesbaden, Hesse


Erbach

der Erbach m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Erbachs)

der Erbach (canonical masculine)
des Erbachs (definite genitive)

a left tributary of the Blies, Saarpfalz-Kreis district, Saarland


Jenissei

der Jenissei m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Jenissei or des Jenisseis)

der Jenissei (canonical masculine)
des Jenissei (definite genitive)
des Jenisseis (definite genitive)
Jenissej (alternative)


Rur

die Rur f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Rur)

die Rur (canonical feminine)
der Rur (definite genitive)
Roer (alternative archaic)
Ruhr (alternative obsolete)
Rhur (alternative obsolete)
Roir (alternative obsolete)
Rour (alternative obsolete)

From Middle High German Rure, Roir.
Until the earlier 20th century, the spellings Roer, Ruhr, Rur were all used, Rur being actually the rarest. It then became standardised, however, because it was more German-looking than Roer and avoided confusion with the Westphalian Ruhr (which latter had by that time become widely known nationally and internationally because of the Ruhr Area).

Rur, Roer (a river in Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands, tributary of the Meuse)


Ebersbach

der Ebersbach m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Ebersbachs)

der Ebersbach (canonical masculine)
des Ebersbachs (definite genitive)

Any of a number of tributaries in Germany.


Lenne

A toponym for rivers and settlements in Germany


Schmutter

die Schmutter f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Schmutter)

die Schmutter (canonical feminine)
der Schmutter (definite genitive)

a tributary of the Danube in Bavaria, Germany


Formans

der Formans m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Formans)

der Formans (canonical masculine)
des Formans (definite genitive)

Formans (a small river in eastern France)


Hombach

der Hombach m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Hombachs)

der Hombach (canonical masculine)
des Hombachs (definite genitive)

a left tributary of the Ochtum, Lower Saxony, Germany

a right tributary of the Westerbach, Lower Franconia district, Bavaria


Rheinbach

der Rheinbach m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Rheinbachs)

der Rheinbach (canonical masculine)
des Rheinbachs (definite genitive)

a right tributary of the Morsbach, Wuppertal district, North Rhine-Westphalia

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w:Landkreis Holzminden

a right tributary of the Wispe, w:Landkreis Holzminden district, Lower Saxony


Köhlbrand

Köhlbrand m (proper noun, strong, genitive Köhlbrands)

a branch of the Unterelbe, Hamburg, Germany


Eberbach

der Eberbach m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Eberbachs)

der Eberbach (canonical masculine)
des Eberbachs (definite genitive)

Any of a number of tributaries in Germany and other European countries.


Jangtsekiang

der Jangtsekiang m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Jangtsekiangs)

der Jangtsekiang (canonical masculine)
des Jangtsekiangs (definite genitive)
Jangtse (alternative)

Borrowed from Chinese 揚子江 /扬子江 (Yángzǐ Jiāng).