Aalst

See also: aalst

English

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Aalst

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Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɑlst/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɑːlst/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ɑlst, -ɑːlst

Proper noun

Aalst

2. A city in East Flanders, Flanders, Belgium
3. Any of a number of towns in Belgium or the Netherlands.

Translations

city in East Flanders

Arabic: الست (al-st), ألست Belarusian: Алст m (Alst) Bulgarian: Алст m (Alst) Dutch: Aalst (nl) n Aalsters: Oilsjt n French: Alost (fr) m German: Aalst (de) n Greek: Άαλστ (el) n (Áalst) Italian: Aalst Japanese: アールスト (Ārusuto) Korean: 알스트 (alseuteu) Latin: Alostum n, Halosta f Limburgish: Aals n Lithuanian: Alstas m Marathi: आल्स्ट (ālsṭa) Portuguese: Aalst Walloon: Åch West Flemish: Oalst n

Anagrams

• AASLT, Atlas, Salta, atlas, salat, talas

Dutch

Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:

Aalst

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Alternative forms

• Aolst (North Brabant, dialect form)

Etymology

• (Zaltbommel) First attested as in uilla halosta around 850. Etymology uncertain. A proposed derivation from els (“alder, Alnus”) with collectivising suffix -t does not match well with old attestations of the toponym. Potentially derived from Proto-Germanic *alhust (“dwelling place, shrine”). Compare Elst, Maasniel, Nieuwaal, Niel, Niel-bij-As, Nivele and Waldniel.
• (Noord-Brabant) First attested as alst in 1281. Etymology uncertain. The formerly widespread hypothesis of a derivation from els (“alder, Alnus”) with collectivising suffix -t is no longer considered plausible. Potentially derived from Proto-Germanic *alhust (“dwelling place, shrine”). Compare Elst, Maasniel, Nieuwaal, Niel, Niel-bij-As, Nivele and Waldniel.
• (Buren) First attested as aelst around 1400. Etymology uncertain. A proposed derivation from els (“alder, Alnus”) with collectivising suffix -t does not match well with old attestations of the toponym. Potentially derived from Proto-Germanic *alhust (“dwelling place, shrine”). Compare Elst, Maasniel, Nieuwaal, Niel, Niel-bij-As, Nivele and Waldniel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aːlst/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: Aalst
• Rhymes: -aːlst

Proper noun

Aalst n

1. Aalst (a city in East Flanders, Flanders, Belgium)

   Meronyms: Baardegem, Erembodgem, Gijzegem, Herdersem, Hofstade, Meldert, Moorsel, Nieuwerkerken

2. a village and former municipality of Zaltbommel, Gelderland, Netherlands
3. a village and former municipality of Waalre, North Brabant, Netherlands

   Synonym: Ballegat (Carnival nickname)

4. a village in Flemish Brabant, Belgium
5. a hamlet in Buren, Gelderland, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Aalstenaar
• Aalsts

References

• van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

Anagrams

• laast, slaat, staal