Antwerpen

Significat (Anglès)

1. (neuter) Antwerp (the largest city and provincial capital of the province of Antwerp, Belgium)
2. (neuter) Antwerp (a province of Flanders, Belgium)

Conceptes

Anvers

Província d’Anvers

Sinònims

Antwaarp

Traduccions

Anvers

Antwerp

Amberes

Antuérpia

Antwerpen

Anversa

Anvers

Antuuerpia

Antverpia

Αμβέρσα

Αντβέρπ

province d’Anvers

Antorf

Provinz Antwerpen

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈɑntˌʋɛr.pə(n)/

Etimologia (Anglès)

From Middle Dutch Antwerpen, apparently from Medieval Latin Antwerpo, which, if of Germanic origin, like Frankish or Old Frisian, could be from Proto-West Germanic *anda- (“against”) + a noun derived from *werpan (“to throw”), meaning something like "land thrown up at something, "alluvial deposit."
Folk etymology derived it from handwerpen (“hand-throwing”), from hand + werpen, referring to a giant in Flemish legend named Antigoon, said to sever and fling the hands of any boatmen of the Scheldt who did not pay his toll. More at Antwerp.