Utrecht
See also: utrecht
English
Etymology
From Dutch Utrecht, from Middle Dutch and Old Dutch variants of ūt (“out, outside”) + Latin Trāiectum ad Rhēnum (“Crossing-on-the-Rhine”), the Roman fort at the location, from trāicere (“to cross, to send across”), from trāns- (“trans-: through, across”) + iacere (“to throw”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈjuˌtɹɛkt/, /ˈjuˌtɹɛxt/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /juːˈtɹɛxt/
Proper noun
Utrecht
- A city, the capital of Utrecht province, Netherlands.
- The Treaty of Utrecht (11 April 1713) recognized Anne as the rightful queen of England and yielded St Kitts and much of Canada to the English.
- A municipality of Utrecht, Netherlands.
- A province of the Netherlands.
Derived terms
- Utrechtish
- Utrecht velvet
Translations
city in the Netherlands
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province of the Netherlands
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See also
- (Provinces of the Netherlands) provinces of the Netherlands; Drenthe, Flevoland, Friesland, Gelderland, Groningen, Limburg, North Brabant, North Holland, Overijssel, South Holland, Utrecht, Zeeland (Category: en:Provinces of the Netherlands)
Anagrams
Catalan
Dutch
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle Dutch utrecht, from Old Dutch [Term?], from Old Dutch ūt (“outside”) + Latin Traiectum, the name of the original Roman fort around which the city was built, a name meaning "crossing," from the verb traicio (“I go across, transfer”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈy.trɛxt/
- (Utrecht, Limburg) IPA(key): /ˈy.trɛx/
Audio (Northern) (file) - Hyphenation: Utrecht
Proper noun
Utrecht n
- Utrecht (a city, municipality, and capital of Utrecht, Netherlands).
- Synonyms: Domstad (nickname), 030 (nickname), Utje (nickname), Leemput (Carnival nickname)
- Meronyms: Alendorp, Blauwkapel, De Meern, Haarzuilens, Lage Haar, Nedereindseweg, Ockhuizen, Oudenrijn, Rijnenburg, Stadsdam, Themaat, Veldhuizen, Vleuten
- Utrecht (a province of the Netherlands).
- Meronyms: Amersfoort, Baarn, Bunnik, Bunschoten, De Bilt, De Ronde Venen, Eemnes, Houten, IJsselstein, Leusden, Lopik, Montfoort, Nieuwegein, Oudewater, Renswoude, Rhenen, Soest, Stichtse Vecht, Utrecht, Utrechtse Heuvelrug, Veenendaal, Vijfheerenlanden, Wijk bij Duurstede, Woerden, Woudenberg, Zeist
Derived terms
Descendants
- → English: Utrecht velvet
- → French: velours d’Utrecht
- → Portuguese: Utreque
- → Chinese: → 烏得勒支/乌得勒支 (Wūdélèzhī) (transliteration)
See also
- Nedersticht
- Sticht
- (Provinces of the Netherlands) Provincies van Nederland; Drenthe, Flevoland, Friesland, Gelderland, Groningen, Limburg, Noord-Brabant, Noord-Holland, Overijssel, Zuid-Holland, Utrecht, Zeeland (Category: nl:Provinces of the Netherlands)
References
- LKSH. (1997). Germany: Schmidt-Römhild, p. 4
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /y.tʁɛkt/
Proper noun
Utrecht f
- Utrecht (a province of the Netherlands)
- Utrecht (a city and capital of Utrecht, Netherlands)
Derived terms
- utrecht
- utrechtois
- utrechtoise
- velours d’Utrecht
See also
- (Provinces of the Netherlands) Provinces des Pays-Bas; Brabant-Septentrional, Drenthe, Flevoland, Frise, Gueldre, Groningue, Hollande-Septentrionale, Hollande-Méridionale, Limbourg, Overijssel, Utrecht, Zélande (Category: fr:Provinces of the Netherlands)
German
Alternative forms
- Ütrecht (dated)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈyː.tʁɛçt/
- IPA(key): /ˈuː.tʁɛçt/, /ˈʊt.ʁɛçt/ (spelling pronunciations, rare in educated speech)
Audio (file)
Proper noun
Utrecht n (proper noun, genitive Utrechts or (optionally with an article) Utrecht)
- Utrecht (a city in the Netherlands)
Derived terms
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈut.rɛxt/
- Rhymes: -utrɛxt
- Syllabification: Ut‧recht
Proper noun
Utrecht m inan
- Utrecht (a province of the Netherlands)
- Utrecht (a city and capital of Utrecht, Netherlands)
Declension
See also
- (Provinces of the Netherlands) Prowincje Niderlandów; Brabancja Północna, Drenthe, Flevoland, Fryzja, Geldria, Groningen, Holandia Południowa, Holandia Północna, Limburgia, Overijssel, Utrecht, Zelandia (Category: pl:Provinces of the Netherlands)
Further reading
- Utrecht in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Spanish
Proper noun
Utrecht m
- Utrecht (a province of the Netherlands)
- Utrecht (a city and capital of Utrecht, Netherlands)
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