Maastricht

English

Etymology

From Dutch Maastricht, ultimately from Latin Mosae Trāiectum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑːstrɪkt/

Proper noun

Maastricht

1. A city and capital of Limburg, Netherlands.
2. A municipality of Limburg, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Maastrichtian

Translations

capital city of the Dutch province of Limburg

• Arabic: مَاسْتْرِخْت m (māstriḵt), مَاسْتْرِيخْت m (mastriḵt)
• Belarusian: Маа́стрыхт m (Maástryxt)
• Bulgarian: Ма́астрихт m (Máastriht)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 馬斯特里赫特 (zh) (Mǎsītèlǐhètè)

• Dutch: Maastricht (nl) n
• German: Maastricht (de)
• Greek: Μάαστριχτ (el) (Máastricht)
• Japanese: マーストリヒト (Māsutorihito)
• Korean: 마스트리히트 (Maseuteurihiteu)
• Latin: Mosae Traiectum n
• Limburgish: Mestreech (li) n
• Persian: ماستریخت (mâstrixt)
• Polish: Maastricht (pl)
• Portuguese: Maastricht f, Mastrique f
• Romanian: Maastricht
• Russian: Маа́стрихт (ru) m (Maástrixt), Маастри́хт (ru) m (Maastríxt)
• Spanish: Maastricht (es), Mastrique (es) f
• Ukrainian: Маастри́хт m (Maastrýxt)

Anagrams

• rattachism

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Traiecto in 535. From Middle Dutch maestrecht, from Latin Mosae Traiectum. All forms are derived from the hydronym Maas and tricht (“crossing, ferry”) (derived in turn from Latin traiectus (“crossing”)). The element Maas was added at a later date to distinguish the city from Tricht and Utrecht.

See also Limburgish Mestreech.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maːsˈtrɪxt/, /maːˈstrɪxt/

• Audio

  (file)

• Hyphenation: Maas‧tricht
• Rhymes: -ɪxt

Proper noun

Maastricht n

1. Maastricht (a city, municipality, and capital of Limburg, Netherlands).

   Synonym: Maasstad (nickname)

   Meronyms: Amby, Borgharen, Caberg, Heer, Heugem, Itteren, Limmel, Mariënwaard, Nekum, Sint Pieter, Wolder

Derived terms

• Formatie van Maastricht
• Maastrichtenaar, Maastrichter
• Maastrichts

Descendants

• → English: Maastricht
  • English: Maastricht Formation
  • English: Maastrichtian
• → French: Maastricht, Maestricht
  • French: maastrichtien
• → New Latin: maastrichtensis
• → Walloon: Måstraik, Li Trai

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “maastricht”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Maastricht, from Latin Mosae Traiectum.

Proper noun

Maastricht ?

1. Maastricht; A city in Limburg, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Maastrichtien
• maastrichtien

German

Alternative forms

• Mastricht, Maestricht (archaic; both until mid-20th c.)

Etymology

From Old High German Mastreth (and various variants), from Proto-West Germanic, from Latin Mosae Traiectum. Contemporary form and spelling influenced by modern Dutch Maastricht.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaːs.trɪçt/

  • Audio

    (file)

• IPA^(key): /ˌmaːsˈtrɪçt/ (less common)

Proper noun

Maastricht n (proper noun, genitive Maastrichts or (optionally with an article) Maastricht)

1. Maastricht (city in the Netherlands)

Derived terms

• Maastrichter

Related terms

• Maas

Proper noun

Maastricht n (proper noun, strong, genitive Maastrichts)

1. Short for Maastrichter Vertrag.

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Mastrique (rare, obsolete)

Proper noun

Maastricht f

1. Maastricht (a city and capital of Limburg, Netherlands)