Luxembourg

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German Luccelemburc, from Old High German Lucilinburhuc, ultimately from luzil (little) + burg (castle), from Proto-Germanic *lūtilaz and *burgz.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈlʌk.səm.bɜːɡ/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈlʌk.səm.bɝɡ/
  • (file)

Proper noun

Luxembourg

  1. A state in Europe. Official name: Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. It has borders with Belgium, France and Germany, and is a member state of the European Union.
  2. A province of Wallonia, Belgium.
  3. The capital city of Luxembourg.
    Synonym: Luxembourg City
  4. One of the twelve cantons of the country of Luxembourg, which includes its capital city.

Derived terms

Translations

See also

Estonian

Proper noun

Luxembourg

  1. Luxembourg (the capital city of Luxembourg)

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lyk.sɑ̃.buʁ/
  • (file)

Proper noun

Luxembourg m

  1. Luxembourg (a country in Central Europe)
  2. 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
  3. Luxembourg (the capital city of Luxembourg)
  4. Luxembourg (a canton of the country of Luxembourg)
  5. Ellipsis of jardin du Luxembourg. (garden in Paris)

See also

Hungarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈluksɛmburɡ]
  • Hyphenation: Lu‧xem‧bourg
  • Rhymes: -urɡ

Proper noun

Luxembourg

  1. Luxembourg (the capital city of Luxembourg)
  2. Luxembourg (a canton of Luxembourg, which includes its capital city)
  3. Luxembourg (a province of Wallonia, Belgium)

Usage notes

This spelling (with -bourg) is used for the city, canton, or province, while Luxemburg with -u- for the country.[1][2]

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
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
Possessive forms of Luxembourg
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

  1. Tóth, Etelka (ed.). Magyar helyesírási szótár: A magyar helyesírás szabályai tizenkettedik kiadása szerint (’Dictionary of Hungarian Orthography: according to the 12th edition of the regulations of the Hungarian orthography’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2017. →ISBN Online version
  2. Laczkó, Krisztina; Attila Mártonfi (2006) Helyesírás [Orthography], Budapest: Osiris Kiadó, →ISBN

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Proper noun

Luxembourg

  1. Luxembourg (a country in Central Europe)
  2. Luxembourg (a province of Wallonia, Belgium)
  3. Luxembourg (the capital city of Luxembourg)
  4. Luxembourg (a canton of the country of Luxembourg)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Proper noun

Luxembourg

  1. Luxembourg (a country in Central Europe)
  2. Luxembourg (a province of Wallonia, Belgium)
  3. Luxembourg (the capital city of Luxembourg)
  4. Luxembourg (a canton of the country of Luxembourg)
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