brugge

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch brugga, from Proto-Germanic *brugjǭ.

Noun

brugge f

bridge

Inflection

Weak feminine noun
	singular	plural
nominative	brugge	bruggen
accusative	brugge	bruggen
genitive	brugge, bruggen	bruggen
dative	brugge, bruggen	bruggen

Derived terms

Brugge

Descendants

Dutch: brug, Brugge
- Afrikaans: brug
- → Papiamentu: brùg
Limburgish: brögk

Further reading

“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

Noun

brugge

alternative form of brigge

Middle High German

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbryɡ.ɡə/, /ˈbryk.kə/, /ˈbruk.kə/

Noun

brügge, brugge f

alternative form of brucke (“bridge”)

Usage notes

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

Declension of brügge (strong feminine in -e)

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	diu	brügge	die	brügge
genitive	einer	dër	brügge	dër	brüggen
dative	einer	dër	brügge	dën	brüggen
accusative	eine	die	brügge	die	brügge

Declension of brugge (strong feminine in -e)

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	diu	brugge	die	brugge
genitive	einer	dër	brugge	dër	bruggen
dative	einer	dër	brugge	dën	bruggen
accusative	eine	die	brugge	die	brugge