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.

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.

Translations

city in Belgium

• Armenian: Բրյուգե (hy) (Bryuge)
• Bulgarian: Брюж m (Brjuž)
• Catalan: Bruges (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 布魯日 (zh), 布鲁日 (zh) (Bùlǔrì)

• Czech: Bruggy (cs) f pl
• Dutch: Brugge (nl) n
• Esperanto: Bruĝo
• French: Bruges (fr) m
• Galician: Bruxas 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 ?
• Walloon: Brudje (wa) f

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

  (file)

Proper noun

Bruges m

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

Derived terms

• brugeois
• Brugeois m, Brugeoise f

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Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾu.ʒɨ(ʃ)/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾu.ʒi(s)/

Proper noun

Bruges f

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