Gelre

== Dutch == === Alternative forms === Gelder, Gelderen === Etymology === From Middle Dutch Gelre. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɣɛl.rə/ === Proper noun === Gelre ? (historical) Guelders (a historical duchy in the Low Countries) (obsolete) alternative form of Gelderen (“Geldern, city in Germany”) ==== Usage notes ==== The name originally referred to the city in Germany, which was the capital of a duchy named after it. Today, however, the historical form Gelre (which developed regularly into later Gelder) refers exclusively to the historical duchy, whereas the modern form Gelderen (or simply German Geldern) is used to refer to the city. ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === Gelre on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl == Middle Dutch == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Proper noun === Gelre Geldern (a city in modern Germany) Guelders (a duchy and county) ==== Inflection ==== This noun needs an inflection-table template. ==== Descendants ==== Dutch: Gelre ==== Further reading ==== “ghelre”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000