Lëtzebuerg
Luxembourgish
editEtymology
editFrom earlier forms Lützelburg, Lutzburg, from Old High German Lucilinburhuc (ultimately from luzil (“little”) + burg (“castle”)), from Proto-Germanic *lūtilaz + *burgz.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editLëtzebuerg n
- Luxembourg (a country in Central Europe)
- Luxembourg (the capital city of Luxembourg)
- Luxembourg (a canton of Luxembourg)
- Luxembourg (a province of Wallonia, Belgium)
Usage notes
edit- The city of Luxembourg is usually referred to as d’Stad (“the City”) or, when needed for clarity, d’Stad Lëtzebuerg. The use of the bare name has in fact become rare in this sense, except in special contexts (e.g. when comparing Luxembourg City to another city, or the like).
Derived terms
editCategories:
- Luxembourgish terms derived from Old High German
- Luxembourgish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Luxembourgish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Luxembourgish terms with audio links
- Luxembourgish lemmas
- Luxembourgish proper nouns
- Luxembourgish neuter nouns
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- lb:Cities in Luxembourg
- lb:National capitals
- lb:Places in Luxembourg
- lb:Cantons of Luxembourg
- lb:Provinces of Belgium
- lb:Places in Belgium