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Nanzig

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Etymology edit

From Old High German Nanzig, from Late Latin Nanciaco (also attested as Nanciacum, Nanceiacum), probably from a Gaulish name *Nantiākom (“domain of Nantios”), a name possibly from Proto-Celtic *nantos (“river, valley”).[1][2][3] Cognate with Luxembourgish Nanzeg.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈnant͡sɪç/
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  • Hyphenation: Nan‧zig

Proper noun edit

Nanzig n (proper noun, strong, genitive Nanzigs)

  1. (dated) Nancy (a city in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department, Grand Est, France)
    Synonym: Nancy n

Derived terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ Delamarre, Xavier (2003) Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise (in French), éditions Errance, →ISBN, page 230
  2. ^ Zeuss, I. C. (1871) H. Ebel, editor, Grammatica Celtica (in Latin), 2nd edition, Berlin: Weidmann, page 764: “Nantuates (i.e. Vallenses)”
  3. ^ Zeuss, I. C. (1871) H. Ebel, editor, Grammatica Celtica (in Latin), 2nd edition, Berlin: Weidmann, page 814: “nant (vallis; cf. Nantuates Caes.)”
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