Gelre

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Dutch Gelre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣɛl.rə/
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Proper noun

Gelre ?

  1. (historical) Guelders (a historical duchy in the Low Countries)
  2. (obsolete) alternative form of Gelderen (“Geldern, city in Germany”)

Usage notes

  • The name originally referred to the city in Germany, which was the capital of a duchy named after it. Today, however, the historical form Gelre (which developed regularly into later Gelder) refers exclusively to the historical duchy, whereas the modern form Gelderen (or simply German Geldern) is used to refer to the city.

Derived terms

Further reading

Middle Dutch

Etymology

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Proper noun

Gelre

  1. Geldern (a city in modern Germany)
  2. Guelders (a duchy and county)

Inflection

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Descendants

  • Dutch: Gelre

Further reading

  • “ghelre”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
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