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Aalst
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aalst
English
Pronunciation
en /ɑlst/ GA
en /ɑːlst/ RP
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Aalst.wav Southern England
en ɑlst ɑːlst 1
Proper noun
en Q13121en city p/East Flanders region/Flanders c/Belgium
en Q90921en arrondissement p/East Flanders region/Flanders c/Belgium
Any of a number of towns in Belgium or the Netherlands.
Translations
city in East Flanders
Arabic: ar الست al-st, ar ألست
Belarusian: be Алст m Alst
Bulgarian: bg Алст m
Dutch: nl Aalst n
Aalsters: nl Oilsjt n
Finnish: fi Aalst
French: fr Alost m
German: de Aalst n
Greek: el Άαλστ n
Hindi: hi आल्स्ट
Italian: it Aalst
Japanese: ja アールスト Ārusuto
Korean: ko 알스트 alseuteu
Latin: la Alostum n, la Halosta f
Limburgish: li Aals n
Lithuanian: lt Alstas m
Marathi: mr आल्स्ट
Portuguese: pt Aalst
Walloon: wa Åch
West Flemish: vls Oalst n
Anagrams
en aalst AASLT Atlas Salta atlas salat talas
Dutch
nl:
Alternative forms
nl Aolst North Brabant dialect form
Etymology
(Zaltbommel) First attested as in uilla halosta around 850. Etymology nl 1. A proposed derivation from nl els alder, Alnus with collectivising suffix -t does not match well with old attestations of the toponym. Potentially derived from nl gem-pro *alhust dwelling place, shrine. Compare nl Elst, nl Maasniel, nl Nieuwaal, nl Niel, nl Niel-bij-As, nl Nivele and de Waldniel.
(Noord-Brabant) First attested as alst in 1281. Etymology uncertain. The formerly widespread hypothesis of a derivation from nl els alder, Alnus with collectivising suffix -t is no longer considered plausible. Potentially derived from nl gem-pro *alhust dwelling place, shrine. Compare nl Elst, nl Maasniel, nl Nieuwaal, nl Niel, nl Niel-bij-As, nl Nivele and de Waldniel.
(Buren) First attested as aelst around 1400. Etymology uncertain. A proposed derivation from nl els alder, Alnus with collectivising suffix -t does not match well with old attestations of the toponym. Potentially derived from nl gem-pro *alhust dwelling place, shrine. Compare nl Elst, nl Maasniel, nl Nieuwaal, nl Niel, nl Niel-bij-As, nl Nivele and de Waldniel.
Pronunciation
nl /aːlst/
nl Nl-Aalst.ogg
nl Aalst
nl aːlst 1
Proper noun
n
nl Aalst Q13121
nl Baardegem Erembodgem Gijzegem Herdersem Hofstade Meldert Moorsel Nieuwerkerken
nl Aalst Q90921
nl village/and/former municipality mun/Zaltbommel p/Gelderland c/Netherlands
nl village/and/former municipality mun/Waalre p/North Brabant c/Netherlands
nl Ballegat<qq:Carnival nickname>
nl village p/Flemish Brabant c/Belgium
nl hamlet mun/Buren p/Gelderland c/Netherlands
Derived terms
nl Aalstenaar
nl Aalsts
References
Anagrams
nl laast, nl slaat, nl staal