Luxembourg
English
Alternative forms
- Luxemburg, Luxemburg City, Lëtzebuerg
Etymology
From Middle High German Luccelemburc, from Old High German Lucilinburhuc, ultimately from luzil (“little”) + burg (“castle”), from Proto-Germanic *lūtilaz and *burgz. Piecewise doublet of Littleborough and Littlebury.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈlʌk.səm.bɜːɡ/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈlʌk.səm.bɝɡ/
- (Philippines) IPA(key): /ˈlʊk.sɛm.bɝɡ/, /ˈlʊk.sɛm.bɔ˞ɡ/
Audio (UK): (file) Audio (US): (file)
Proper noun
Luxembourg
- A small country in Western Europe. Official name: Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Capital and largest city: Luxembourg.
- A province of Wallonia, Belgium.
- The capital city of Luxembourg.
- Synonym: Luxembourg City
- One of the twelve cantons of the country of Luxembourg, which includes its capital city.
Derived terms
Translations
country
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province in Belgium
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capital city
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canton in Luxembourg
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See also
countries in Europe (appendix)edit
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provinces of Belgiumedit
- Countries of the world
Danish
Alternative forms
Proper noun
Luxembourg
- Luxembourg (a small country in Western Europe)
- Luxembourg (a province of Wallonia, Belgium)
- Luxembourg, Luxembourg City (the capital city of Luxembourg)
- Luxembourg (one of the twelve cantons of the country of Luxembourg, which includes its capital city)
Related terms
See also
- Albanien
- Andorra
- Armenien
- Aserbajdsjan
- Belarus
- Belgien
- Bosnien-Hercegovina
- Bulgarien
- Cypern
- Danmark
- Estland
- Finland
- Forenede Kongerige
- Frankrig
- Georgien
- Grækenland
- Irland
- Island
- Italien
- Kasakhstan
- Kosovo
- Kroatien
- Letland
- Liechtenstein
- Litauen
- Luxembourg
- Malta
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Montenegro
- Nederlandene
- Nordmakedonien
- Norge
- Polen
- Portugal
- Rumænien
- Rusland
- San Marino
- Schweiz
- Serbien
- Slovakiet
- Slovenien
- Spanien
- Sverige
- Tjekkiet
- Tyskland
- Ukraine
- Ungarn
- Vatikanstaten
- Østrig
Estonian
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈluksemb̥urɡ̊/, [ˈluksemb̥urɡ̊]
- IPA(key): /lyɡ̊z̥ɑnˈb̥uːr/, [lyɡ̊z̥ɑnˈb̥uːr] (educated)
- Rhymes: -uːr
- Hyphenation: Lu‧xem‧bourg
Proper noun
Luxembourg (genitive Luxembourgi, partitive Luxembourgi)
- Luxembourg, Luxembourg City (the capital city of Luxembourg)
Declension
| Declension of Luxembourg (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Luxembourg | — | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | Luxembourgi | ||
| genitive | — | ||
| partitive | Luxembourgi | — | |
| illative | Luxembourgi Luxembourgisse |
— | |
| inessive | Luxembourgis | — | |
| elative | Luxembourgist | — | |
| allative | Luxembourgile | — | |
| adessive | Luxembourgil | — | |
| ablative | Luxembourgilt | — | |
| translative | Luxembourgiks | — | |
| terminative | Luxembourgini | — | |
| essive | Luxembourgina | — | |
| abessive | Luxembourgita | — | |
| comitative | Luxembourgiga | — | |
References
- Luxembourg in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
- “Luxembourg”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lyk.sɑ̃.buʁ/
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Luxembourg m
- Luxembourg (a small country in Western Europe)
- Luxembourg (a province of Wallonia, Belgium)
- Meronyms: Arlon, Attert, Aubange, Bastogne, Bertogne, Bertrix, Bouillon, Chiny, Daverdisse, Durbuy, Érezée, Étalle, Fauvillers, Florenville, Gouvy, Habay, Herbeumont, Hotton, Houffalize, La Roche-en-Ardenne, Léglise, Libin, Libramont-Chevigny, Manhay, Marche-en-Famenne, Martelange, Meix-devant-Virton, Messancy, Musson, Nassogne, Neufchâteau, Paliseul, Rendeux, Rouvroy, Sainte-Ode, Saint-Hubert, Saint-Léger, Tellin, Tenneville, Tintigny, Vaux-sur-Sûre, Vielsalm, Virton, Wellin
- Luxembourg, Luxembourg City (the capital city of Luxembourg)
- Luxembourg (one of the twelve cantons of the country of Luxembourg, which includes its capital city)
- ellipsis of jardin du Luxembourg (garden in Paris)
Descendants
- → Japanese: リュクサンブール (Ryukusanbūru)
See also
- Albanie
- Allemagne
- Andorre
- Arménie
- Autriche
- Azerbaïdjan
- Belgique
- Biélorussie
- Bosnie-Herzégovine
- Bulgarie
- Chypre
- Cité du Vatican
- Croatie
- Danemark
- Espagne
- Estonie
- Finlande
- France
- Géorgie
- Grèce
- Hongrie
- Irlande
- Islande
- Italie
- Kazakhstan
- Kosovo ~ Cossovo
- Lettonie
- Liechtenstein
- Lituanie
- Luxembourg
- Macédoine du Nord
- Malte
- Moldavie
- Monaco
- Monténégro
- Norvège
- Pays-Bas
- Pologne
- Portugal
- République tchèque
- Roumanie
- Royaume-Uni
- Russie
- Saint-Marin
- Serbie
- Slovaquie
- Slovénie
- Suède
- Suisse
- Turquie
- Ukraine
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈluksɛmburɡ]
- Hyphenation: Lu‧xem‧bourg
- Rhymes: -urɡ
- Homophone: Luxemburg
Proper noun
Luxembourg
- Luxembourg (a province of Wallonia, Belgium)
- Luxembourg, Luxembourg City (the capital city of Luxembourg)
- Luxembourg (one of the twelve cantons of the country of Luxembourg, which includes its capital city)
Usage notes
This spelling (with -bourg) is used for the city, canton, or province, while Luxemburg with -u- for the country.[1][2]
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Luxembourg | — |
| accusative | Luxembourgot | — |
| dative | Luxembourgnak | — |
| instrumental | Luxembourggal | — |
| causal-final | Luxembourgért | — |
| translative | Luxembourggá | — |
| terminative | Luxembourgig | — |
| essive-formal | Luxembourgként | — |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | Luxembourgban | — |
| superessive | Luxembourgon | — |
| adessive | Luxembourgnál | — |
| illative | Luxembourgba | — |
| sublative | Luxembourgra | — |
| allative | Luxembourghoz | — |
| elative | Luxembourgból | — |
| delative | Luxembourgról | — |
| ablative | Luxembourgtól | — |
| non-attributive possessive – singular |
Luxembourgé | — |
| non-attributive possessive – plural |
Luxembourgéi | — |
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person sing. | Luxembourgom | — |
| 2nd person sing. | Luxembourgod | — |
| 3rd person sing. | Luxembourgja | — |
| 1st person plural | Luxembourgunk | — |
| 2nd person plural | Luxembourgotok | — |
| 3rd person plural | Luxembourgjuk | — |
Derived terms
- luxembourgi
References
- ^ Tóth, Etelka, editor (2017), Magyar helyesírási szótár: A magyar helyesírás szabályai tizenkettedik kiadása szerint [Dictionary of Hungarian orthography: according to the 12th edition of the Rules of Hungarian orthography], Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, →ISBN. Online version
- ^ Laczkó, Krisztina with Attila Mártonfi (2006) Helyesírás [Orthography], Budapest: Osiris Kiadó, →ISBN
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
Proper noun
Luxembourg
- Luxembourg (a small country in Western Europe)
- Luxembourg (a province of Wallonia, Belgium)
- Luxembourg, Luxembourg City (the capital city of Luxembourg)
- Luxembourg (one of the twelve cantons of the country of Luxembourg, which includes its capital city)
Related terms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
Proper noun
Luxembourg
- Luxembourg (a small country in Western Europe)
- Luxembourg (a province of Wallonia, Belgium)
- Luxembourg, Luxembourg City (the capital city of Luxembourg)
- Luxembourg (one of the twelve cantons of the country of Luxembourg, which includes its capital city)