"Brussel" meaning in Dutch

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈbrʏ.səl/ Audio: Nl-Brussel.ogg [Belgium]
Rhymes: -ʏsəl 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). Etymology templates: {{etymon|nl|:af|odt:*bruoc<id:marsh>|odt:*sali<id:room>|id=Brussels|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *brōk Old Dutch *bruoc Old Dutch *sali Dutch Brussel [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old Dutch", "term" : "*bruoc", "lang" : "odt" }, { "id" : "room", "children" : [ ], "status" : "redlink", "lang_name" : "Old Dutch", "term" : "*sali", "lang" : "odt" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Dutch", "term" : "Brussel", "lang" : "nl" }" data-id="Brussels" data-lang="nl" data-title="Brussel" id="Dutch:_Brussels">, {{af|odt|*bruoc|*sali|id1=marsh|t1=marsh|t2=dwelling}} *bruoc (“marsh”) + *sali (“dwelling”), {{der|nl|gmw-pro|*sali}} Proto-West Germanic *sali Head templates: {{nl-proper noun|n}} Brussel n
  1. Brussels (the capital city of Belgium) Tags: neuter Categories (place): Cities in Belgium, Places in Belgium Derived forms: Brusselaar (english: inhabitant of Brussels) [masculine], brusselen [verb], Brussels [adjective]
    Sense id: en-Brussel-nl-name-7lH1LloG Categories (other): Brussels, National capitals
  2. (figuratively) any of the above legal entities decreeing from Brussels Tags: figuratively, neuter
    Sense id: en-Brussel-nl-name-JkgDn3X2
  3. short for Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest: Brussels-Capital Region (the smallest of Belgium's three federative regions) Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, neuter Alternative form of: Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest (extra: Brussels-Capital Region (the smallest of Belgium's three federative regions)) Categories (place): Places in Belgium, Regions of Belgium
    Sense id: en-Brussel-nl-name-FKYUocr8 Categories (other): Dutch entries referencing missing etymons, Dutch entries with etymology trees, Dutch entries with etymon, Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of Dutch entries referencing missing etymons: 4 13 82 Disambiguation of Dutch entries with etymology trees: 5 13 82 Disambiguation of Dutch entries with etymon: 4 13 83 Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 2 15 83 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 6 15 80 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 15 82 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 7 15 78 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 7 15 79
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