Bruges

Bruges

See also: bruges

English

Etymology

French Bruges, from Old French, from Old Dutch Bruges, Bruggas, Brugias, probably from brugga (“bridge”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *brugjǭ. Doublet of bridge and Brigg.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɹuːʒ/, enPR: bro͞ozh
• Rhymes: -uːʒ

• Audio (UK)

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Proper noun

Bruges

1. The capital city of West Flanders province, Belgium.
2. A city and town in Gironde, Aquitaine, region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.

Translations

city in Belgium

Armenian: Բրյուգե (hy) (Bryuge) Bulgarian: Брюж m (Brjuž) Catalan: Bruges (ca) f Chinese: Mandarin: 布魯日／布鲁日 (zh) (Bùlǔrì) Czech: Bruggy (cs) f pl Dutch: Brugge (nl) n Esperanto: Bruĝo French: Bruges (fr) m Galician: Bruxas (gl) f German: Brügge (de) n Greek: Μπρυζ (el) f (Bryz), (dated) Βρύγη f (Vrýgi) Italian: Bruges f, (obsolete) Bruggia f Japanese: ブルッヘ (buruhhe) Macedonian: Бриж m (Briž) Manx: Brooje f Occitan: Brujas f Picard: Brudje f Polish: Brugia (pl) f Portuguese: Bruges f Russian: Брю́гге (ru) m (Brjúgge) Spanish: Brujas (es) f Swedish: Brygge ? Urdu: بروخے‎ m (brūxe) Walloon: Brudje (wa) f West Frisian: Brugge n

town in Gironde, France

Catalan: Bruge m, Bruges (ca) m French: Bruges (fr) m Galician: Bruges Greek: Μπρυζ (el) (Bryz) Italian: Bruges Japanese: ブリュージュ (buryūju) Occitan: Bruge m Russian: Брюж m (Brjuž)

Anagrams

• Burges, geburs

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Catalan

Etymology

French Bruges, from Old French, from Old Dutch Bruges, Bruggas, Brugias, probably from brugga (“bridge”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *brugjǭ.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾu.ʒəs/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾu.d͡ʒes/
• Hyphenation: Bru‧ges

Proper noun

Bruges f

1. Bruges (the capital city of West Flanders province, Belgium)

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French

Etymology

Old French Bruges, from Old Dutch Bruges, Bruggas, Brugias, probably from brugga (“bridge”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *brugjǭ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʁyʒ/
• Rhymes: -yʒ

• Audio

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Proper noun

Bruges m

1. Bruges (the capital city of West Flanders province, Belgium)

Derived terms

• brugeois
• Brugeois m, Brugeoise f

Proper noun

Bruges m

1. Bruges (a commune and town in the Gironde department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France)

Derived terms

• Brugeais m, Brugeaise f

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French Bruges, from Old French, from Old Dutch Bruges, Bruggas, Brugias, probably from brugga (“bridge”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *brugjǭ.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾu.ʒis/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾu.ʒis/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾu.ʒiʃ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾu.ʒes/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾu.ʒɨʃ/

• Hyphenation: Bru‧ges

Proper noun

Bruges

1. Bruges (the capital city of West Flanders province, Belgium)