Düsseldorf

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English

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Etymology

From German Düsseldorf.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Düsseldorf

  1. The capital city of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
  2. One of the five administrative regions of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Translations

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 *þusjaną, the root of tosen (to roar, rage), Icelandic þysja (to rush), Old English þys (tempest, storm), Old Norse þyssa (uproar, tumult).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdʏsəlˌdɔrf/, , , ,
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  • Hyphenation: Düs‧sel‧dorf

Proper noun

Düsseldorf n (proper noun, genitive Düsseldorfs or (optionally with an article) Düsseldorf)

  1. Düsseldorf (an independent city, the capital city of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)
  2. An administrative region of North Rhine-Westphalia

Derived terms

Italian

Proper noun

Düsseldorf ?

  1. Alternative form of Dusseldorf

Polish

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Düsseldorf

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from German Düsseldorf.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Düsseldorf m inan (related adjective düsseldorfski)

  1. Düsseldorf (the capital city of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)

Declension

Derived terms

nouns

Further reading

Spanish

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Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from German Düsseldorf, from the river Düssel + Dorf (village).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Düsseldorf

  1. Düsseldorf (the capital city of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)

See also

¿Cómo se escribe la ciudad alemana? ¿Düsseldorf, Dusseldorf, Dúseldorf?

Swedish

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Etymology

Borrowed from German Düsseldorf.

Proper noun

Düsseldorf n (genitive Düsseldorfs)

  1. Düsseldorf (the capital city of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)