Bregenz

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Bregenz, from Latin Brigantium or Brigantia, from Proto-Celtic *Brigantī (from *brigantī), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰonts (“high”), from the root *bʰerǵʰ- (“high”) + *-onts (Caland adjective suffix).

The Latin terms may be derived from the Proto-Celtic terms via Gaulish brigā (“hill; fortress”), though this is uncertain.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɹeɪɡənt͡s/

Proper noun

Bregenz

1. The capital of and third largest city in the state of Vorarlberg, Austria, located on the eastern shore of Lake Constance on a plateau at the foot of the Pfänder; it is best known for hosting numerous festivals throughout the summer months, most notably the Bregenzer Festspiele; the city is the administrative centre of its eponymous district.
2. An administrative district in the state of Vorarlberg, Austria, comprising the Bregenz Forest region, the Leiblachtal, the Kleinwalsertal, the Hofsteig, the Alpine Rhine delta and the Austrian part of Lake Constance.
3. A municipality in the district of Bregenz in the state of Vorarlberg, Austria, comprising the city of the same name on the eastern shore of Lake Constance.

Related terms

• Bregenzer Ach/Bregenzer Ache
• Bregenz Forest

Translations

capital of and third largest city in the state of Vorarlberg, Austria

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 布雷根茨 (Bùléigēncí)

• Czech: ^{(please verify)} Bregenz (cs), ^{(please verify)} Břežnice
• French: Brégence (fr) f
• Georgian: ბრეგენცი (bregenci)
• German: Bregenz (de) n

  Alemannic German: Breagaz, Bregenz (official)

• Greek: Μπρέγκεντς (el) n (Brégkents)
• Italian: Bregenz f
• Japanese: ブレゲンツ (Buregentsu)
• Korean: 브레겐츠 (beuregencheu)
• Latin: Brigantium n, Brigantia f
• Marathi: ब्रेगेंच (bregeñca)
• Polish: Bregencja (pl) f
• Russian: Бре́генц m (Brégenc)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: ^{(please verify)} Брегенц

  Roman: ^{(please verify)} Bregenz

• Turkish: Bregenz

administrative district in the state of Vorarlberg, Austria

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 布雷根茨縣／布雷根茨县 (Bùléigēncíxiàn)

• French: District de Brégence m
• German: Bezirk Bregenz m
• Italian: Distretto di Bregenz m
• Japanese: ブレゲンツ郡, ブレゲンツぐん (Buregentsugun)
• Marathi: ब्रेगेंच (bregeñca)

Further reading

• Bregenz on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Bregenz District on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

German

Etymology

From Latin Brigantium or Brigantia, from Proto-Celtic *Brigantī, *brigantī, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰonts (“high”), from the root *bʰerǵʰ- (“to rise”) + *-onts (Caland adjective suffix).

The Latin terms may be derived from the Proto-Celtic terms via Gaulish brigā (“hill; fortress”), though this is uncertain.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbʁeːɡɛnt͡s/

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Bregenz n (proper noun, genitive Bregenz' or (with an article) Bregenz)

1. Bregenz (the capital of and third largest city in the state of Vorarlberg, Austria)
2. Bregenz (an administrative district in the state of Vorarlberg, Austria)
3. Bregenz (a municipality of Bregenz district in the state of Vorarlberg, Austria)

Declension

Declension of Bregenz [sg-only, neuter, toponym]

	singular
	def.	noun
nominative	das	Bregenz
genitive	des	Bregenz', Bregenz1
dative	dem	Bregenz
accusative	das	Bregenz

¹With an article.

Derived terms

• Bregenzer
  • Bregenzerin

Related terms

• Bregenzer Ach/Bregenzer Ache/Bregenzerach
• Bregenzerwald
• Bludenz, Kamenz, Veldenz, Vaduz

Descendants

• → English: Bregenz
• → French: Brégence

Further reading

• Bezirk Bregenz on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de