burc

See also: burç and bürc

Middle High German

Alternative forms

Etymology

  • Inherited from Old High German burg, from Proto-West Germanic *burg, from Proto-Germanic *burgz, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰs + *bʰergʰ-.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈburk/

    Noun

    burc f

    1. a castle
    2. a city

    Declension

    Declension of burc (strong feminine ending in a consonant)
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative ein diu burc die bürge
    genitive einer dër bürge, burc dër bürge
    dative einer dër bürge, burc dën bürgen
    accusative eine die burc die bürge

    Descendants

    • Central Franconian:
    • German: Burg
    • Yiddish: בורג (burg)

    References

    • Benecke, Georg Friedrich; Müller, Wilhelm; Zarncke, Friedrich (1863), “burc”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel
    • "burc (1)" in Köbler, Gerhard, Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch (3rd edition 2014)

    Old French

    Alternative forms

    Etymology

    Of Germanic origin, from Frankish *burg, from Proto-Germanic *burgz, cognate with English borough and burg. Probably from Frankish, or through a Late Latin intermediate burgus.

    Noun

    burc oblique singular, m (oblique plural burs, nominative singular burs, nominative plural burc)

    1. town or city

    Descendants

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