Why is it das Allgäu?
Allgäu is a compound noun, and German compounds take the article of their last word: das Gäu. So it’s das Allgäu.
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Meaning
[1] A region in the south of the Bavarian government district of Swabia and in parts of Upper Swabia in Baden-Württemberg, landscape between Lake Constance and Lech, north of the Alps
[1] eine Region im Süden des bayerischen Regierungsbezirks Schwaben sowie in Teilen Oberschwabens in Baden-Württemberg, Landschaft zwischen Bodensee und Lech, nördlich der AlpenExamples
[1] The Allgäu only came to the Kingdom of Bavarian in the course of the Napoleonic War
[1] Das Allgäu kam erst im Zuge der Napoleonischen Kriege zum Königreich Bayern.
[1] "Inevitably I had to think of the many hills in the Allgäu thinking at home"
[1] „Unweigerlich musste ich an die vielen Hügel im heimischen Allgäu denken.“
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These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.
[1] "Even the people in the Allgäu looked as exaggeratedly healthy as if they were never cough"
[1] „Auch die Menschen im Allgäu sahen so übertrieben gesund aus, als würden sie nie husten.“
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | das Allgäu | — |
| Genitiv | des Allgäus | — |
| Dativ | dem Allgäu | — |
| Akkusativ | das Allgäu | — |
Pronunciation
Dictionary entries include material from Wiktionary. Wiktionary