Meanings
alternative Engadine
- A long valley in the Swiss Alps located in the Graubünden canton in southeast Switzerland.
Origin
- LatinAenus
- Medieval LatinVallis
- RomanshEngiadina
- EnglishEngadin
Borrowed from Romansh Engiadina, which is first attested in 930 CE as Medieval Latin Vallis Eniatina. The toponym can perhaps be explained as a derivation from a reconstructed ethnonym *Eniates (“settlers on the Inn” (see Latin Aenus), with a Celtic suffix -ates for “settlers, inhabitants”; cf. Licātēs, Atrebatēs).
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Catalan Engiadina
- Engiadinalong valley in the Swiss Alps
French Engadine
- Engadinelong valley in the Swiss Alps
German Engadin
- Engadinlong valley in the Swiss Alps
Italian Engadina
- Engadinalong valley in the Swiss Alps
Portuguese Engadina
- Engadinalong valley in the Swiss Alps
Spanish Engadina
- Engadinalong valley in the Swiss Alps
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Cite this entry
Engadin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Engadin
“Engadin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Engadin. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Engadin,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Engadin.
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