"Lindau" meaning in German

See Lindau in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈlɪndaʊ̯/ Audio: LL-Q188 (deu)-Ionenlaser-Lindau.wav , De-Lindau.ogg [Germany, Berlin] Forms: Lindaus [genitive], Lindau [genitive, with-article], neuter [table-tags], Lindau [definite, nominative, singular], Lindaus [definite, genitive, singular], Lindau [definite, genitive, singular, with-article], Lindau [dative, definite, singular], Lindau [accusative, definite, singular]
Etymology: Originally a compound, of which the second element is Old High German ouwa (“island”) and the first is either Old High German linta (“linden tree”) or Proto-Celtic *lindom (“lake”). Etymology templates: {{der|de|goh|ouwa|t=island}} Old High German ouwa (“island”), {{der|de|goh|linta|t=linden tree}} Old High German linta (“linden tree”), {{der|de|cel-pro|*lindom|t=lake}} Proto-Celtic *lindom (“lake”) Head templates: {{de-proper noun|toponym}} Lindau n (proper noun, genitive Lindaus or (optionally with an article) Lindau) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|toponym}}
  1. a town and rural district of the Swabia region, Bavaria; official name: Lindau (Bodensee) Tags: neuter, proper-noun Categories (place): Districts of Bavaria, Germany, Places in Bavaria, Germany, Places in Germany, Towns in Bavaria, Germany, Towns in Germany Derived forms: Lindauerin, Lindauer
    Sense id: en-Lindau-de-name-bGl2AsKW Related terms: Lind, Linde, Lindemann, Lindenberg, Lindenbach, Adenau, Burgau, Felsenau, Meinau, Reichenau, Schongau, Schwartau, Schwarzenau, Weisenau
  2. a municipality of Rendsburg-Eckernförde district, Schleswig-Holstein Tags: neuter, proper-noun Categories (place): Municipalities of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Places in Germany, Places in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
    Sense id: en-Lindau-de-name-jhAa5NAb
  3. a municipality of Pfäffikon district, Zürich canton, Switzerland Tags: neuter, proper-noun Categories (place): Municipalities of Switzerland, Places in Switzerland
    Sense id: en-Lindau-de-name-k4XgpLjY
  4. an island of Lake Constance Tags: neuter, proper-noun
    Sense id: en-Lindau-de-name-Mi7GCJ3g Categories (other): Islands

Proper name

IPA: /ˈlɪndaʊ̯/ Audio: LL-Q188 (deu)-Ionenlaser-Lindau.wav , De-Lindau.ogg [Germany, Berlin] Forms: Lindaus [genitive, masculine], Lindau [genitive, masculine], Lindau [feminine, genitive], Lindaus [plural]
Etymology: Originally a compound, of which the second element is Old High German ouwa (“island”) and the first is either Old High German linta (“linden tree”) or Proto-Celtic *lindom (“lake”). Etymology templates: {{der|de|goh|ouwa|t=island}} Old High German ouwa (“island”), {{der|de|goh|linta|t=linden tree}} Old High German linta (“linden tree”), {{der|de|cel-pro|*lindom|t=lake}} Proto-Celtic *lindom (“lake”) Head templates: {{de-proper noun|surname}} Lindau m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Lindaus or (with an article) Lindau, feminine genitive Lindau, plural Lindaus)
  1. a surname transferred from the place name Tags: feminine, masculine, proper-noun, surname
    Sense id: en-Lindau-de-name-v-xrFvK8 Categories (other): German surnames, Pages with entries, German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 13 7 8 12 34 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 17 10 11 15 47

Inflected forms

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        "a municipality of Rendsburg-Eckernförde district, Schleswig-Holstein"
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}

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