Eupen
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch Eupen, from Middle Dutch Ōpen, Ōipen, from Old Dutch *Upīn, from up + *-īn, literally “relating to the top”.
The standard German pronunciation with /ɔɪ̯/ is a spelling pronunciation.[1]
Proper noun
Eupen
- A city in the province of Liège in Belgium; the capital of the German-speaking Community of Belgium.
Translations
Belgian city
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References
- Frans Debrabandere (2007), “Vorm en uitspraak van eigennamen (1): Plaatsnamen”, in Nederlands van Nu, volume 55, Algemeen-Nederlands Verbond, page 39.