Nanzig

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Etymology

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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 Luxembourgish Nanzeg.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈnant͡sɪç/
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  • Hyphenation: Nan‧zig

Proper noun

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Nanzig n (proper noun, strong, genitive Nanzigs)

  1. (dated) Nancy (a city in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department, Grand Est, France)
    Synonym: Nancy n

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Delamarre, Xavier (2003) Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise (in French), éditions Errance, →ISBN, page 230
  2. ^ Zeuss, I. C. (1871) H. Ebel, editor, Grammatica Celtica (in Latin), 2nd edition, Berlin: Weidmann, page 764:Nantuates (i.e. Vallenses)
  3. ^ Zeuss, I. C. (1871) H. Ebel, editor, Grammatica Celtica (in Latin), 2nd edition, Berlin: Weidmann, page 814:nant (vallis; cf. Nantuates Caes.)