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
- IPA(key): /ˈdʏsəlˌdɔrf/, [ˈdʏsəlˌdɔʁf], [ˈdʏsl̩-], [-dɔɐ̯f], [-dɔːf]
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Düs‧sel‧dorf
Proper noun
Düsseldorf n (proper noun, genitive Düsseldorfs or (optionally with an article) Düsseldorf)
Derived terms
Italian
Polish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from German Düsseldorf.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdi.sɨl.dɔrf/, /ˈdɨ.sɨl.dɔrf/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɨldɔrf
- Syllabification: Dü‧ssel‧dorf
Proper noun
Düsseldorf m inan (related adjective düsseldorfski)
- Düsseldorf (the capital city of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)
Declension
Declension of Düsseldorf
singular | |
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nominative | Düsseldorf |
genitive | Düsseldorfu |
dative | Düsseldorfowi |
accusative | Düsseldorf |
instrumental | Düsseldorfem |
locative | Düsseldorfie |
vocative | Düsseldorfie |
Derived terms
nouns
- düsseldorfczyk
- düsseldorfka
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
- IPA(key): /ˈduseldoɾf/ [ˈd̪u.sel̪.d̪oɾf]
- Rhymes: -useldoɾf
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