Bruges

See also: bruges

English

Etymology

From French Bruges, from Old French, from Old Dutch Bruges, Bruggas, Brugias, probably from brugga (“bridge”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *brugjǭ. Doublet of bridge and Brigg.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɹuːʒ/, enPR: bro͞ozh
• Rhymes: -uːʒ

• Audio (Southern England):

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Proper noun

Bruges

1. The capital city of West Flanders province, Belgium.

   Synonym: Brugge

2. A city and town in the Gironde department, Aquitaine, region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.
3. A settlement in Bruges-Capbis-Mifaget commune, Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.

Translations

city in Belgium

• Armenian: Բրյուգե (hy) (Bryuge)
• Asturian: Bruxes (ast)
• Bulgarian: Брюж m (Brjuž)
• Catalan: Bruges (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 布魯日／布鲁日 (zh) (Bùlǔrì)

• Czech: Bruggy (cs) f pl
• Dutch: Brugge (nl) n
• Esperanto: Bruĝo
• French: Bruges (fr) m
• Galician: Bruxas (gl) f
• German: Brügge (de) n
• Greek: Μπρυζ (el) f (Bryz), (dated) Βρύγη f (Vrýgi)
• Italian: Bruges f, (obsolete) Bruggia f
• Japanese: ブルッヘ (buruhhe)
• Macedonian: Бриж m (Briž)
• Manx: Brooje f
• Marathi: ब्रूझ (brūjh)
• Occitan: Brujas f
• Picard: Brudje f
• Polish: Brugia (pl) f
• Portuguese: Bruges f
• Russian: Брю́гге (ru) m (Brjúgge)
• Spanish: Brujas (es) f
• Swedish: Brygge ?
• Urdu: بروخے m (brūxe)
• Walloon: Brudje (wa) f
• West Frisian: Brugge n

town in Gironde, France

• Catalan: Bruge m, Bruges (ca) m
• French: Bruges (fr) m
• Galician: Bruges
• Greek: Μπρυζ (el) (Bryz)
• Italian: Bruges
• Japanese: ブリュージュ (buryūju)
• Marathi: ब्रूझ (brūjh)
• Occitan: Bruge m
• Russian: Брюж m (Brjuž)

Anagrams

• Burges, geburs

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from French Bruges, from Old French, from Old Dutch Bruges, Bruggas, Brugias, probably from brugga (“bridge”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *brugjǭ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈbɾu.ʒəs]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈbɾu.d͡ʒes]
• Hyphenation: Bru‧ges

Proper noun

Bruges f

1. Bruges (the capital city of West Flanders province, Belgium)

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French Bruges, from Old Dutch Bruges, Bruggas, Brugias, probably from brugga (“bridge”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *brugjǭ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʁyʒ/
• Rhymes: -yʒ

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Bruges m

1. Bruges (the capital city of West Flanders province, Belgium)

Derived terms

• brugeois
• Brugeois m, Brugeoise f

Proper noun

Bruges m

1. Bruges (a commune and town in the Gironde department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France)

Derived terms

• Brugeais m, Brugeaise f

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French Bruges, from Old French, from Old Dutch Bruges, Bruggas, Brugias, probably from brugga (“bridge”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *brugjǭ.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾu.ʒis/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾu.ʒis/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾu.ʒiʃ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾu.ʒes/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾu.ʒɨʃ/

• Hyphenation: Bru‧ges

Proper noun

Bruges

1. Bruges (the capital city of West Flanders province, Belgium)