Düsseldorf
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Düsseldorf
See also: Dusseldorf
English
Etymology
From German Düsseldorf.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈdʊsəldɔːf/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈduːsəldɔɹf/, /ˈdʊsəldɔɹf/
Proper noun
Düsseldorf
- The capital city of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
- One of the five administrative regions of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Translations
a city in Germany
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an administrative region of North Rhine-Wesphalia
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German
Etymology
1135, from Rhenish dialect Dusseldorp, from the river Düssel (from Proto-Germanic *þusila-, from Proto-Germanic *þausōną (“to surge, roar, flow”)) + Dorf (“village”). The first element is related to the root of tosen (“to roar, rage”), Icelandic þysja (“to rush”), Old English þys (“tempest, storm”), Old Norse þyssa (“uproar, tumult”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Düsseldorf n (proper noun, genitive Düsseldorfs or (optionally with an article) Düsseldorf)
- Düsseldorf (an independent city, the capital city of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)
- An administrative region of North Rhine-Westphalia
Derived terms
Italian
Proper noun
Düsseldorf ?
- Alternative form of Dusseldorf
Polish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from German Düsseldorf.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Düsseldorf m inan (related adjective düsseldorfski)
- Düsseldorf (the capital city of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)
Declension
Declension of Düsseldorf
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Düsseldorf |
| genitive | Düsseldorfu |
| dative | Düsseldorfowi |
| accusative | Düsseldorf |
| instrumental | Düsseldorfem |
| locative | Düsseldorfie |
| vocative | Düsseldorfie |
Derived terms
nouns
Further reading
- Düsseldorf in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- Düsseldorf in PWN's encyclopedia
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from German Düsseldorf, from the river Düssel + Dorf (“village”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Düsseldorf
- Düsseldorf (the capital city of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)
See also
¿Cómo se escribe la ciudad alemana? ¿Düsseldorf, Dusseldorf, Dúseldorf?