Meanings
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Origin
- Gaulishbrigā“hill; fortress”
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰérǵʰonts“high”
- Proto-Celtic*Brigantī
- LatinBrigantium
- GermanBregenz
- EnglishBregenz
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.
More words from German, Latin, Proto-Celtic
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Bulgarian Бре́генц
- Бре́генц (Brégenc)capital of and third largest city in the state of Vorarlberg, Austria
Chinese Mandarin 布雷根茨, 布雷根茨縣 /布雷根茨县
- 布雷根茨 (Bùléigēncí)capital of and third largest city in the state of Vorarlberg, Austria
- 布雷根茨縣 /布雷根茨县 (Bùléigēncíxiàn)administrative district in the state of Vorarlberg, Austria
French Brégence, District de Brégence
- Brégencecapital of and third largest city in the state of Vorarlberg, Austria
- District de Brégenceadministrative district in the state of Vorarlberg, Austria
German Bregenz, Bezirk Bregenz
- Bregenzcapital of and third largest city in the state of Vorarlberg, Austria
- Bezirk Bregenzadministrative district in the state of Vorarlberg, Austria
Greek Μπρέγκεντς
- Μπρέγκεντς (Brégkents)capital of and third largest city in the state of Vorarlberg, Austria
Hindi ब्रेगेंत्स
- ब्रेगेंत्स (bregẽts)capital of and third largest city in the state of Vorarlberg, Austria
Italian Bregenz, Distretto di Bregenz
- Bregenzcapital of and third largest city in the state of Vorarlberg, Austria
- Distretto di Bregenzadministrative district in the state of Vorarlberg, Austria
Japanese ブレゲンツ, ブレゲンツ郡
- ブレゲンツ (Buregentsu)capital of and third largest city in the state of Vorarlberg, Austria
- ブレゲンツ郡administrative district in the state of Vorarlberg, Austria
- ブレゲンツぐん (Buregentsugun)administrative district in the state of Vorarlberg, Austria
Korean 브레겐츠, 브레겐츠
- 브레겐츠 (Beuregencheu)capital of and third largest city in the state of Vorarlberg, Austria
- 브레겐츠 (Beuregencheu)administrative district in the state of Vorarlberg, Austria
Latin Brigantium, Brigantia
- Brigantiumcapital of and third largest city in the state of Vorarlberg, Austria
- Brigantiacapital of and third largest city in the state of Vorarlberg, Austria
Polish Bregencja
- Bregencjacapital of and third largest city in the state of Vorarlberg, Austria
Russian Бре́генц
- Бре́генц (Brégenc)capital of and third largest city in the state of Vorarlberg, Austria
Turkish Bregenz
- Bregenzcapital of and third largest city in the state of Vorarlberg, Austria
Cite this entry
Bregenz. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bregenz
“Bregenz.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bregenz. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bregenz,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bregenz.
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