Zurich

• Zürich

Borrowed from German Zürich. The name's origin is probably ultimately from a Celtic root for water; compare Proto-Celtic *dubros (“water”).

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈzɜɹ.ɪk/, /zʊɹ.ɪk/, /-ɪx/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈzjʊə.ɹɪk/, /-ɪx/

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• Rhymes: (UK) -ʊəɹɪk
• Hyphenation: Zu‧rich

Zurich

1. The capital city of Zurich canton, Switzerland, on Lake Zurich.
2. A canton of Switzerland.

   Synonym: canton of Zurich

The native English form of the word is Zurich, which represents the usual pronunciation with initial /z/. The form Zürich in English arises from the common conception that holds foreign diacritics optional but more correct in English spelling. Both spellings are valid.

The form Zürich may also be used to indicate the German pronunciation, with initial /ts/.

• Mills, A.D., A Dictionary of English Place Names, 2nd ed., Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998.
• Zurich, Zürich at Google Ngram Viewer

Borrowed from German Zürich.

• Hyphenation: Zu‧rich

Zurich n

1. Zurich (the capital city of Zurich canton, Switzerland)

First attested as zuderinghe in 1352. Potentially derived from Old Frisian suder (“southern”) and igge (“corner”) or from suder suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ingi-. The Dutch form of the toponym was borrowed from an earlier variant of the Frisian name.

• IPA^(key): /ˈzyː.rɪx/
• Hyphenation: Zu‧rich

Zurich n

1. A village in Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands.

• van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

• IPA^(key): /zy.ʁik/

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Zurich ?

1. Zurich (the capital city of Zurich canton, Switzerland)
2. Zurich (a canton of Switzerland)