Lëtzebuerg

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From earlier forms Lützelburg, Lutzburg, from Old High German Lucilinburhuc (ultimately from luzil (“little”) +‎ burg (“castle”)), from Proto-Germanic *lūtilaz +‎ *burgz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlə.t͡sə.buəɕ], [ˈlətsəbuəɐ̯ç]

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Proper noun

Lëtzebuerg n

1. Luxembourg (a small country in Western Europe)
2. Luxembourg (a province of Wallonia, Belgium)
3. Luxembourg, Luxembourg City (the capital city of Luxembourg)
4. Luxembourg (one of the twelve cantons of the country of Luxembourg, which includes its capital city)

Usage notes

• The city of Luxembourg is usually referred to as d’Stad (“the City”) or, when needed for clarity, d’Stad Lëtzebuerg. The use of the bare name has in fact become rare in this sense, except in special contexts (e.g. when comparing Luxembourg City to another city, or the like).

Derived terms

• lëtzebuergesch, Lëtzebuergesch
• Lëtzebuerger