Utrecht
See also: utrecht
English

The city of Utrecht in the Netherlands

The province of Utrecht in the Netherlands
Etymology
From Dutch Utrecht, from Middle Dutch and Old Dutch variants of ūt (“out, outside”) + Latin Trāiectum ad Rhēnum (“Crossing-on-the-Rhine”), the Roman fort at the location, from trāicere (“to cross, to send across”), from trāns- (“trans-: through, across”) + iacere (“to throw”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈjuˌtɹɛkt/, /ˈjuˌtɹɛxt/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /juːˈtɹɛxt/
Proper noun
Utrecht
- A city, the capital of Utrecht province, Netherlands.
- The Treaty of Utrecht (11 April 1713) recognized Anne as the rightful queen of England and yielded St Kitts and much of Canada to the English.
- A municipality of Utrecht, Netherlands.
- A province of the Netherlands.
Derived terms
- Utrechtish
- Utrecht velvet
Translations
city in the Netherlands
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province of the Netherlands
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See also
- (Provinces of the Netherlands) provinces of the Netherlands; Drenthe, Flevoland, Friesland, Gelderland, Groningen, Limburg, North Brabant, North Holland, Overijssel, South Holland, Utrecht, Zeeland (Category: en:Provinces of the Netherlands)
Anagrams
Catalan
Dutch

provincie Utrecht
- Utrecht province
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle Dutch utrecht, from Old Dutch [Term?], from Old Dutch ūt (“outside”) + Latin Traiectum, the name of the original Roman fort around which the city was built, a name meaning "crossing," from the verb traicio (“I go across, transfer”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈy.trɛxt/
- (Utrecht, Limburg) IPA(key): /ˈy.trɛx/
Audio (Northern) (file) - Hyphenation: Utrecht
Proper noun
Utrecht n
- Utrecht (a city, municipality, and capital of Utrecht, Netherlands).
- Synonyms: Domstad (nickname), 030 (nickname), Utje (nickname), Leemput (Carnival nickname)
- Meronyms: Alendorp, Blauwkapel, De Meern, Haarzuilens, Lage Haar, Nedereindseweg, Ockhuizen, Oudenrijn, Rijnenburg, Stadsdam, Themaat, Veldhuizen, Vleuten
- Utrecht (a province of the Netherlands).
- Meronyms: Amersfoort, Baarn, Bunnik, Bunschoten, De Bilt, De Ronde Venen, Eemnes, Houten, IJsselstein, Leusden, Lopik, Montfoort, Nieuwegein, Oudewater, Renswoude, Rhenen, Soest, Stichtse Vecht, Utrecht, Utrechtse Heuvelrug, Veenendaal, Vijfheerenlanden, Wijk bij Duurstede, Woerden, Woudenberg, Zeist
Derived terms
Descendants
- → English: Utrecht velvet
- → French: velours d’Utrecht
- → Portuguese: Utreque
- → Chinese: → 烏得勒支/乌得勒支 (Wūdélèzhī) (transliteration)
See also
- Nedersticht
- Sticht
- (Provinces of the Netherlands) Provincies van Nederland; Drenthe, Flevoland, Friesland, Gelderland, Groningen, Limburg, Noord-Brabant, Noord-Holland, Overijssel, Zuid-Holland, Utrecht, Zeeland (Category: nl:Provinces of the Netherlands)
References
- LKSH. (1997). Germany: Schmidt-Römhild, p. 4
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /y.tʁɛkt/
Proper noun
Utrecht f
- Utrecht (a province of the Netherlands)
- Utrecht (a city and capital of Utrecht, Netherlands)
Derived terms
- utrecht
- utrechtois
- utrechtoise
- velours d’Utrecht
See also
- (Provinces of the Netherlands) Provinces des Pays-Bas; Brabant-Septentrional, Drenthe, Flevoland, Frise, Gueldre, Groningue, Hollande-Septentrionale, Hollande-Méridionale, Limbourg, Overijssel, Utrecht, Zélande (Category: fr:Provinces of the Netherlands)
German
Alternative forms
- Ütrecht (dated)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈyː.tʁɛçt/
- IPA(key): /ˈuː.tʁɛçt/, /ˈʊt.ʁɛçt/ (spelling pronunciations, rare in educated speech)
Audio (file)
Proper noun
Utrecht n (proper noun, genitive Utrechts or (optionally with an article) Utrecht)
- Utrecht (a city in the Netherlands)
Derived terms
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈut.rɛxt/
- Rhymes: -utrɛxt
- Syllabification: Ut‧recht
Proper noun
Utrecht m inan
- Utrecht (a province of the Netherlands)
- Utrecht (a city and capital of Utrecht, Netherlands)
Declension
See also
- (Provinces of the Netherlands) Prowincje Niderlandów; Brabancja Północna, Drenthe, Flevoland, Fryzja, Geldria, Groningen, Holandia Południowa, Holandia Północna, Limburgia, Overijssel, Utrecht, Zelandia (Category: pl:Provinces of the Netherlands)
Further reading
- Utrecht in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Spanish
Proper noun
Utrecht m
- Utrecht (a province of the Netherlands)
- Utrecht (a city and capital of Utrecht, Netherlands)
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