Nanzeg
Luxembourgish
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Etymology
[edit]From Old High German Nanzig, from Late Latin Nanciaco (also attested as Nanciacum, Nanceiacum), probably from a Gaulish name *Nantiākom (“domain of Nantios”), a name possibly from Proto-Celtic *nantos (“river, valley”).[1][2][3] Cognate with German Nanzig.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Nanzeg ?
- Nancy (a city in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department, Grand Est, France)
References
[edit]- ^ Delamarre, Xavier (2003) Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise (in French), éditions Errance, →ISBN, page 230
- ^ Zeuss, I. C. (1871) H. Ebel, editor, Grammatica Celtica (in Latin), 2nd edition, Berlin: Weidmann, page 764: “Nantuates (i.e. Vallenses)”
- ^ Zeuss, I. C. (1871) H. Ebel, editor, Grammatica Celtica (in Latin), 2nd edition, Berlin: Weidmann, page 814: “nant (vallis; cf. Nantuates Caes.)”
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- Luxembourgish terms derived from Celtic languages
- Luxembourgish terms inherited from Old High German
- Luxembourgish terms derived from Old High German
- Luxembourgish terms derived from Late Latin
- Luxembourgish terms derived from Gaulish
- Luxembourgish terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Luxembourgish 2-syllable words
- Luxembourgish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Luxembourgish terms with audio pronunciation
- Luxembourgish lemmas
- Luxembourgish proper nouns
- lb:Cities in Grand Est
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