Brabant

== English == === Etymology === From Dutch Brabant. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɹæbənt/, /ˈbɹɑːbənt/, /bɹəˈbænt/ Rhymes: -ænt === Proper noun === Brabant (countable and uncountable, plural Brabants) A surname. (historical) an express train linking Gare du Nord, with Brussels-South. A cultural region of Belgium and the Netherlands. A historical pagus in Western Europe; in full, Pagus of Brabant. A historical landgraviate in Western Europe; in full, Landgraviate of Brabant. A historical duchy in the Holy Roman Empire; in full, Duchy of Brabant. Ellipsis of States' Brabant: a generality land in the Netherlands. A historical department of the Holland; in full, Department of Brabant. Ellipsis of Batavian Brabant: a historical region of the Batavian Republic. Ellipsis of North Brabant: a province of the Netherlands. Ellipsis of South Brabant: a historical province in the Netherlands. A historical province of Belgium. Official name: Province of Brabant. Ellipsis of Flemish Brabant: a province of Flanders, Belgium. Ellipsis of Walloon Brabant: a province of Wallonia, Belgium. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === Brabant (plural Brabants) A draft horse of a strong, heavy breed originating from the Brabant region of modern Belgium. === Anagrams === Ant. & Barb. == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from French Brabant. Doublet of bramant. === Proper noun === Brabant m Brabant (a historical province of Belgium); now divided into Flemish Brabant, Walloon Brabant, and the Brussels-Capital Region Brabant (a historical duchy in Belgium and Netherlands) ==== Derived terms ==== Brabant Flamenc Brabant Való Brabant Septentrional ==== Derived terms ==== brabant brabançó == Dutch == === Alternative forms === Braband (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle Dutch Brabant, from Old Dutch *Brācbant (attested in Latin as pāgus brācbatensis), from Frankish, a compound of Proto-Germanic *brēk-, *brekaną (“fallow, originally 'to break'”) + *bant-, *bantō, *banti (“district, region”), which could be from Proto-Indo-European *bʰonHdéh₂ (“beneficial, good”), from *bʰHdús. The latter element is also found in other toponyms such as Oosterbant, Swifterbant and Teisterbant. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbraːbɑnt/ Hyphenation: Bra‧bant === Proper noun === Brabant n (Belgium) Brabant (a former province of Belgium) (Netherlands) North Brabant Duchy of Brabant ==== Synonyms ==== (province of Belgium): Zuid-Brabant (1815-1830, also in the Netherlands to contrast with Noord-Brabant) (North Brabant): Noord-Brabant ==== Derived terms ==== === References === == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bʁa.bɑ̃/ === Proper noun === Brabant m Brabant ==== Derived terms ==== === Anagrams === barbant == Middle Dutch == === Etymology === From Old Dutch *Brācbant (attested in Medieval Latin as pāgus brācbatensis, Bracbantum, Bracbantia), from Frankish, a compound of Proto-Germanic *brēk-, *brekaną (“fallow, originally 'to break'”) + *bant-, *bantō, *banti (“district, region”), which could be from Proto-Indo-European *bʰonHdeₕ₂-, *bʰonHdos- (“useful, beneficial, good”), from *bʰHdús-. Compare modern Dutch braak (“fallow”) and Lithuanian bandà (“herd, flock”). === Proper noun === Brâbant Brabant (a duchy) ==== Inflection ==== This noun needs an inflection-table template. ==== Descendants ==== Dutch: Brabant === References === Belgian Laces, Volumes 15-19, p. 58 === Further reading === “Brabant”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000