Aalst

== English == === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ɑlst/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɑːlst/ Rhymes: -ɑlst, -ɑːlst === Proper noun === Aalst A city in East Flanders, Flanders, Belgium Any of a number of towns in Belgium or the Netherlands. ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === AASLT, Atlas, Salta, atlas, salat, talas == Dutch == === 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/ Hyphenation: Aalst Rhymes: -aːlst === Proper noun === Aalst n Aalst (a city in East Flanders, Flanders, Belgium) Meronyms: Baardegem, Erembodgem, Gijzegem, Herdersem, Hofstade, Meldert, Moorsel, Nieuwerkerken a village and former municipality of Zaltbommel, Gelderland, Netherlands a village and former municipality of Waalre, North Brabant, Netherlands Synonym: Ballegat (Carnival nickname) a village in Flemish Brabant, Belgium 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