brugge
Middle Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Old Dutch brugga, from Proto-Germanic *brugjǭ.
Noun edit
brugge f
Inflection edit
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “brucghe (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- “brucghe (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “brugge (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
Middle English edit
Noun edit
brugge (plural brugges or bruggen)
- Alternative form of brigge
Middle High German edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
brügge, brugge f
- Alternative form of brucke (“bridge”)
Usage notes edit
- In parts of Central German this spelling reflects unshifted /ɡɡ/. In Bavarian and Alemannic this spelling reflects /kk/ distinguished from ‹ck› = /kkx/. The intermediate dialects have merged both into /kk/, whence the predominant or normalised form brücke.
Declension edit
Declension of brügge (feminine, ô-stem)