Cantorbire

Old French

Alternative forms

  • Canterbiri, Cantorbiri, Cantorebiri, Cantoribiri, Cantuorbiri
  • Cantorbiere, Cantorbile, Caunterebire, Contorbire, Kanterbire, Quantobire, Quantorbire
  • Canterburs, Cantorbier, Cantorbir, Cantoribir, Caunterburs

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle English Caunterbury or its etymon Old English Cantwarbyriġ, late form of Cantwara byriġ, dative and genitive of Cantwara burg.

Pronunciation

  • (classical) IPA(key): /kantɔrˈbirə/, /kanturˈbirə/

Proper noun

Cantorbire m (nominative singular Cantorbires)

  1. Canterbury (a cathedral city in modern Kent, England)

Descendants

  • Middle French: Cantorbie, Cantourbie, Cantorbiere, Cantorberi, Contorbie
    • French: Cantorbéry (obsolete Contorberi, Contorbery)
      • → Catalan: Contorberi (obsolete)
      • → German: Contorberi, Contorbery (obsolete)
      • → Italian: Cantorberi
      • → Spanish: Cantórbery (now rare; obsolete Contorberi)
      • → Portuguese: Contorberi (obsolete)
  • → Old Galician-Portuguese: Conturbe, Conturbel
  • → Old Italian: Cuntorberi
    • Italian: Contorberi, Conturberi, Contorbery (obsolete)
  • → Old Spanish: Conturbel
    • Spanish: Conturbel, Contorber (obsolete)
    • → Italian: Conturbel (obsolete)
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