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Berlijn
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Dutch
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Etymology
Perhaps borrowed from nl de Berlin. Insofar as the name has undergone diphthongisation it must be of some age; hence possibly inherited from nl dum, from nl gml. The city was of relevance since circa 1250.
Pronunciation
nl /bɛrˈlɛi̯n/ /bərˈlɛi̯n/
nl Nl-Berlijn.ogg
nl Ber lijn
nl ɛi̯n 2
Proper noun
n
nl caplc c/Germany Berlin
nl state c/Germany containing the capital city Berlin
nl settlement/and/former plantation p/Para c/Suriname
Derived terms
nl Berlijner Berlijns Oost-Berlijn West-Berlijn
Descendants
1 jvn Mbarlin
1 srn Balen
nl exonyms