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Utrecht

Utrecht

English

Proper noun

Utrecht

  1. A province of the Netherlands.
  2. The capital city of the province of Utrecht.

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Etymology

Borrowing from Dutch Utrecht, from Old Dutch uut (outside) + Latin Traiectum, the name of the original Roman fort which the city was built around.

Proper noun

Utrecht m

  1. Utrecht

Dutch

Pronunciation

provincie Utrecht
Utrecht province
  • (Flanders, Brabant) IPA(key): /ˈy.trɛxt/
  • (Limburg) IPA(key): /ˈy.trɛx/
  • (northern Netherlands) IPA(key): /ˈy.trɛχt/

Etymology

From Old Dutch uut (outside) + Latin Traiectum, the name of the original Roman fort which the city was built around.

Proper noun

Utrecht n

  1. Utrecht, a province of the Netherlands.
  2. Utrecht, a city in the Netherlands.

Derived terms


French

Etymology

Borrowing from Dutch Utrecht, from Old Dutch uut (outside) + Latin Traiectum, the name of the original Roman fort which the city was built around.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /u.tʁɛkt/

Proper noun

Utrecht f

  1. Utrecht (province)
  2. Utrecht (city)

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Polish

Etymology

Borrowing from Dutch Utrecht, from Old Dutch uut (outside) + Latin Traiectum, the name of the original Roman fort which the city was built around.

Pronunciation

flaga prowincji Utrecht
flag of the province of Utrecht
  • IPA(key): /ˈu.trɛxt/

Proper noun

Utrecht m

  1. Utrecht, a province of the Netherlands.
  2. Utrecht, a city in the Netherlands.

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Usage notes

  • The above declension is never used when talking about the province: prowincja Utrecht (province of Utrecht) is used instead, where the only declined word is prowincja.

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowing from Dutch Utrecht, from Old Dutch uut (outside) + Latin Traiectum, the name of the original Roman fort which the city was built around.

Proper noun

Utrecht f

  1. Utrecht (a province of the Netherlands)
  2. Utrecht (a city, the provincial capital of Utrecht, Netherlands)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowing from Dutch Utrecht, from Old Dutch uut (outside) + Latin Traiectum, the name of the original Roman fort which the city was built around.

Proper noun

Utrecht m

  1. Utrecht (a province of the Netherlands)
  2. Utrecht (a city in the Netherlands)