Bréissel

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Luxembourgish

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Etymology

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From Middle High German *Brüessele, from Middle Dutch Bruessele, of Germanic origin, composed from *brōk (“marsh”) + *sali (“building, room”).

The Luxembourgish -éi- continues the umlaut of Germanic -ō-, in line with the derivation from Proto-West Germanic *brōk (“marsh”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbrei̯sel/, [ˈbʀɜɪ̯.səl]

Proper noun

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Bréissel

  1. Brussels (the capital city of Belgium)
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