Brussel

See also: Brüssel

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch Brussel.

Proper noun

Brussel

1. Brussels (the capital city of Belgium)

Derived terms

• Brusselaar
• Brussels

Dutch

Grote Markt, Brussel ― Grand Place, Brussels

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-West Germanic *brōk

Old Dutch *bruoc

Old Dutch *sali

Dutch Brussel

From *bruoc (“marsh”) +‎ *sali (“dwelling”) (from Proto-West Germanic *sali).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbrʏ.səl/

• Audio (Belgium):

  (file)

• Hyphenation: Brus‧sel
• Rhymes: -ʏsəl

Proper noun

Brussel n

1. Brussels (the capital city of Belgium)
2. (figuratively) any of the above legal entities decreeing from Brussels
3. short for Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest: Brussels-Capital Region (the smallest of Belgium's three federative regions)

Derived terms

• Brusselaar m (“inhabitant of Brussels”)
• brusselen (verb)
• Brussels (adjective)

Icelandic

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Brussel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈprʏs(ː)ɛl]

Proper noun

Brussel f (proper noun, indeclinable)

1. Brussels (the capital city of Belgium)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Dutch Brussel.

Proper noun

Brussel

1. Brussels (the capital city of Belgium)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Dutch Brussel.

Proper noun

Brussel

1. Brussels (the capital city of Belgium)