Passau

== English == === Etymology === From German Passau. Doublet of Batavia and Betawi. === Proper noun === Passau An independent town in the Lower Bavaria region, Bavaria, Germany, on the confluence of Inn and Ilz into Danube. A rural district of the Lower Bavaria region, Bavaria, partially surrounding but not including the town of Passau, which nevertheless serves as its administrative seat. ==== Translations ==== == German == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German Pazauwa, from Latin (Castra) Batavis, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *Batawjō. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpasaʊ̯/ Hyphenation: Pas‧sau === Proper noun === Passau n (proper noun, genitive Passaus or (optionally with an article) Passau) Passau (an independent town in the Lower Bavaria region, Bavaria, Germany) a rural district of the Lower Bavaria region, Bavaria, partially surrounding but not including the town of Passau, which nevertheless serves as its administrative seat