Liège

See also: liege, Liege, and liège

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From French Liège, q.v.

Proper noun

Liège

  1. A city in Belgium, a provincial capital in Wallonia.
  2. A province of the region of Wallonia in Belgium, around the city.

Coordinate terms

Translations

French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Found in Medieval Latin as Leodium or Leodicum, probably ultimately of Germanic origin, from Proto-Germanic *liudiz (people).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ljɛʒ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛʒ

Proper noun

Liège m

  1. Liège (a province of Belgium)
    Meronyms: Amay, Amel, Ans, Anthisnes, Aubel, Awans, Aywaille, Baelen, Bassenge, Berloz, Beyne-Heusay, Blegny, Braives, Büllingen, Burdinne, Burg-Reuland, Bütgenbach, Chaudfontaine, Clavier, Comblain-au-Pont, Crisnée, Dalhem, Dison, Donceel, Engis, Esneux, Eupen, Faimes, Ferrières, Fexhe-le-haut-Clocher, Flémalle, Fléron, Geer, Grâce-Hollogne, Hamoir, Hannut, Héron, Herstal, Herve, Huy, Jalhay, Juprelle, Kelmis, Liège, Lierneux, Limbourg, Lincent, Lontzen, Malmedy, Marchin, Modave, Nandrin, Neupré, Olne, Oreye, Ouffet, Oupeye, Pepinster, Plombières, Raeren, Remicourt, Saint-Georges-sur-Meuse, Saint-Nicolas, Saint-Vith, Seraing, Soumagne, Spa, Sprimont, Stavelot, Stoumont, Theux, Thimister-Clermont, Tinlot, Trois-Ponts, Trooz, Verlaine, Verviers, Villers-le-Bouillet, Visé, Waimes, Wanze, Waremme, Wasseiges, Welkenraedt
  2. Liège (a city, the provincial capital of Liège, Belgium)
    Meronyms: Angleur, Bressoux, Chênée, Glain, Grivegnée, Jupille-sur-Meuse, Rocourt, Sclessin, Wandre

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Chinese:
    • Mandarin: 列日 (Lièrì) (transliteration)
  • English: Liège
  • Polish: Liège
  • Portuguese: Liège

See also

Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French Liège.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈljɛʂ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛʂ
  • Syllabification: Liège

Proper noun

Liège n (indeclinable)

  1. Liège (a province of Belgium)
  2. Liège (a city, the provincial capital of Liège, Wallonia, Belgium)

Further reading

  • Liège in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Liège in PWN's encyclopedia

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French Liège.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /liˈɛ.ʒi/ [lɪˈɛ.ʒi], (faster pronunciation) /ˈljɛ.ʒi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /liˈɛ.ʒe/ [lɪˈɛ.ʒe], (faster pronunciation) /ˈljɛ.ʒe/

Proper noun

Liège f

  1. Liège (a province of Belgium)
  2. Liège (a city, the provincial capital of Liège, Belgium)