Bayreuth

English ,+ (district) Pronunciation en /ˈbaɪɹɔɪt/ Proper noun en proper noun en independent town s/Bavaria c/Germany. en rural district s/Bavaria c/Germany ;, surrounding but not including the town of Bayreuth, which nevertheless serves as its administrative seat. German de:,Landkreis + Etymology From de gmh Beierrūte. The second component is related to de roden clear, make arable; compare toponyms in de -rode, de -roth, de -rade, de -rath. The first component is somewhat puzzling. The only connection that suggests itself is with de Bayern Bavaria, but Bayreuth is far north of the historically Bavarian territories (which exclude great parts of the modern state, while including most of Austria). Pronunciation de /baɪ̯ˈʁɔʏ̯t/ /ˈbaɪ̯ʁɔʏ̯t/ de LL-Q188 (deu)-Ionenlaser-Bayreuth.wav de De-Bayreuth.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) de Bay reuth Proper noun toponym de independent town adr/Upper Franconia s/Bavaria c/Germany Bayreuth de rural district adr/Upper Franconia s/Bavaria Bayreuth ;, surrounding but not including the town of Bayreuth, which nevertheless serves as its administrative seat Declension toponym Derived terms de Bayreuther de Bayreutherin Related terms de Bubenreuth, de Konradsreuth, de Mödlareuth, de Neureuth, de Tirschenreuth de terms suffixed with -reuth