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burg ubrg brug rbug urbg rubg bugr ubgr bgur gbur ugbr gubr brgu rbgu bgru gbru rgbu grbu urgb rugb ugrb gurb rgub grub

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Definitions and meaning of burg

burg

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

The historical sense is from Late Latin burgus, from Frankish *burg, from Proto-Germanic *burgz (“borough, fortification”). Doublet of borough, Brough, burgh, burh, and bury. Also compare burgess.

The modern sense may have been formed in part by analogy with the many North American city names that are suffixed with -burg (a number of which in the Eastern United States once used -burgh instead. See burgh), as well as being formed in part due to German Burg.

Noun

burg (plural burgs)

1. (Canada, US) A city or town.
2. (historical) A fortified town in medieval Europe.

Related terms

• burgher
• burghermaster
• burgomaster
• burgrave

Translations

Etymology 2

Noun

burg (plural burgs)

1. (slang) burger

Anagrams

• grub

Albanian

Etymology

Possibly borrowed from Late Latin burgus (“fortress, watchtower”), perhaps ultimately from Proto-Germanic *burgz (“fortress”), or possibly borrowed from Ancient Greek πύργος (púrgos, “watchtower, fortress”), although this is difficult given the initial b- in Albanian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [buɹɡ]

Noun

burg m (plural burgje, definite burgu, definite plural burgjet)

1. jail, prison

   Synonyms: hapsane f, haps m, quzë f, quar m

Declension

References

Further reading

• Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “burg”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 42
• Bardhi, F. (1635) Dictionarium Latino Epiroticum (overall work in Latin and Albanian), page 10: “carcer — burgh”

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin burgus, from Frankish *burg (“fortress”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈburk]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈbuɾk]

Noun

burg m (plural burgs)

1. (historical) a fortified settlement, fortress
2. (historical) the outskirts of a city, suburbs

   Synonym: ravals

Derived terms

• burgès

Related terms

• burgesia
• burggravi
• burgmestre

Further reading

• “burg” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʏrx/
• Hyphenation: burg
• Rhymes: -ʏrx

Noun

burg f (plural burgen, diminutive burgje n)

1. Alternative form of burcht, now rarely used outside names.

Irish

Noun

burg m (genitive singular buirg, nominative plural buirg)

1. Alternative form of buirg (“borough”)

Declension

Mutation

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “burg”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “burg” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “burg” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *burg, from Proto-Germanic *burgz.

Noun

burg f

1. fortress, castle
2. city

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: borch, burch
  • Dutch: burg, burcht
    • Afrikaans: burg
  • Limburgish: bórg, börch

Further reading

• “burg”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old English

Alternative forms

• burh

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *burgz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /burɡ/, [burˠɣ]

Noun

burg f (nominative plural byrġ)

1. city or town
   • c. 897, King Alfred's translation of Pope Gregory's Pastoral Care

   • late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans

   • late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of St. Augustine's Soliloquies

   • c. 992, Ælfric, "The Assumption of the Blessed Mary"

2. fortified place: fortress, castle
   • c. 897, King Alfred's translation of Pope Gregory's Pastoral Care

   • Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Manuscript A, year 921

Declension

Synonyms

• (city, town): ċeaster
• (fortress, castle): fæsten

Derived terms

• Cantwara burg (“Canterbury”)
• hēafodburg (“capital city”)
• Rōme burg (“city of Rome”)
• underburg (“suburb”)

Descendants

• Middle English: burgh
  • Scots: burch, burgh
  • English: borough, -borough, Brough, burg, bur-, burgh, bury (as in borough, manor), -bury
• → English: burh (learned)

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *burg, Proto-Germanic *burgz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“fortified elevation”).

Noun

burg f

1. a castle
2. a city

Declension

Descendants

• Middle High German: burc
  • German: Burg
  • Luxembourgish: Buerg

References

1. Köbler, Gerhard, Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, (6. Auflage) 2014

Old Saxon

Alternative forms

• burh
• burug

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *burg, Proto-Germanic *burgz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“fortified elevation”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /burɣ/

Noun

burg f

1. fort, castle
   • 830 A.D. Heliand, verse 4187:

     imu thô an Effrem an theru hôhon burg uunode ― he then lived in the high fort of Effrem

2. city, town
   • (Can we date this quote?) Genesis, verse 238:

     bûan an them burugium ― to live in these cities

Declension

Descendants

• Middle Low German: borch
  • German Low German: Börg, Borg

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French bourg.

Noun

burg n (plural burguri)

1. burg, market town

Declension

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