Zurich
English
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Zurich
- The capital city of Zurich canton, Switzerland, on Lake Zurich.
- A canton of Switzerland.
- Synonym: canton of Zurich
Usage notes
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/.
Derived terms
Translations
city
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canton
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See also
- (cantons of Switzerland) Appenzell Inner Rhodes, Appenzell Outer Rhodes, Aargau, Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Bern, Fribourg, Geneva, Glarus, Grisons, Jura, Lucerne, Neuchâtel, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, Solothurn, St. Gallen, Thurgau, Ticino, Uri, Vaud, Valais, Zug, Zurich (Category: en:Cantons of Switzerland)
References
- Mills, A.D., A Dictionary of English Place Names, 2nd ed., Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998.
- Zurich, Zürich at Google Ngram Viewer
Dutch
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Zu‧rich
Etymology 2
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.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈzyː.rɪx/
- Hyphenation: Zu‧rich
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zy.ʁik/
Audio (file)
Proper noun
Zurich ?
- Zurich (the capital city of Zurich canton, Switzerland)
- Zurich (a canton of Switzerland)
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