Bautzen

English

Historical centre of the town

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈbaʊtsən]

Proper noun

Bautzen

A city in Saxony, Germany.

Translations

city in Germany

Belarusian: Ба́ўтцэн m (Báŭtcen), Бу́дышын m (Búdyšyn)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 包岑 (Bāocén)
Czech: Budyšín (cs) m
German: Bautzen (de) n
Japanese: バウツェン (Bautsen)
Polish: Budziszyn (pl) m
Russian: Ба́утцен (ru) m (Báutcen)
Slovak: Budyšín m
Sorbian:
Lower Sorbian: Budyšyn m

Upper Sorbian: Budyšin (hsb) m
Turkish: Bautzen
Vietnamese: Bautzen

Anagrams

bezaunt

German

Etymology

First mentioned as Budusin in 1002. The name is of uncertain origin, but probably of Sorbian/Slavic origin, with suggestions including:

Budetzsch, Bud, Bod, meaning "border town"
Named after a medieval Slavic prince Budissentius, Budestaus
From the feminine personal name Budiša or Budy
Bautzen legend/folk etymology claims that a traveling pregnant duchess gave birth in present-day Bautzen, after which the rushing husband asked bude syn? (“will it be a son?”).[1]

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈbaʊt͡sn̩]
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Proper noun

Bautzen n (proper noun, genitive Bautzens or (optionally with an article) Bautzen)

Bautzen (a city in Saxony, Germany)

References

Johann Georg Theodor Grässe: Der Sagenschatz des Königreichs Sachsen, 1855, Nr. 611 „Die Sage von der Entstehung des Namens Budissin“, S. 454f.; 2. Auflage 1874, 2. Band, S. 117 f. (Digitalisat auf Wikisource); Roger Rössing: Bautzen VEB F.A. Brockhaus Verlag Leipzig, 1. Auflage 1989, S. 3–4.

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