"Davos" meaning in German

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Proper name

IPA: /daˈfoːs/, /daˈvoːs/ (note: usually /f/ in Switzerland, /v/ elsewhere) Audio: De-Davos.ogg [Germany, Berlin], De-Davos2.ogg [Germany, Berlin] Forms: Davos' [genitive], Davos [genitive]
Etymology: First attested in 1213 as Tavaus. From an early Romansh place-name, probably derived from Vulgar Latin *tovum (“ravine, gorge”), from Latin tubus (“tube, pipe”). The exact formation is uncertain: it has been explained either as *ad Tovānes (“at the ravine-dwellers”) or as *tovātos (“places covered with ravine debris”), with the latter considered somewhat more probable on the basis of the historical forms Thavate, Tavate (1365). The traditional association with Romansh davo(s) (“behind”) is a folk etymology and is incompatible with the historical forms, which regularly begin with T-. Schorta later proposed an alternative derivation from Latin *octāvātum (“eighth”), perhaps referring to an economic or administrative division, but this is less likely. Etymology templates: {{der|de|rm|-}} Romansh, {{der|de|VL.|*tovum|t=ravine, gorge}} Vulgar Latin *tovum (“ravine, gorge”), {{der|de|la|tubus||tube, pipe}} Latin tubus (“tube, pipe”), {{cog|rm|davo(s)|t=behind}} Romansh davo(s) (“behind”), {{cog|la|*octāvātum|t=eighth}} Latin *octāvātum (“eighth”) Head templates: {{de-prop|toponym}} Davos n (proper noun, genitive Davos' or (with an article) Davos)
  1. Davos (a town and municipality of Switzerland) Tags: neuter, proper-noun Categories (place): Municipalities of Switzerland, Places in Switzerland, Towns in Switzerland Derived forms: Davoser
    Sense id: en-Davos-de-name-~y0U1OR4
  2. The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum at Davos. Tags: neuter, proper-noun
    Sense id: en-Davos-de-name-yr9SHLgb Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 30 70
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