Duisburg

English

Etymology

German Duisburg. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdjuːsbɜːɡ/, enPR: dyo͞osʹbûrg
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈd(j)uːsbɝɡ/, /ˈd(j)uːzbɝɡ/, enPR: d(y)o͞osʹbûrg, d(y)o͞ozʹbûrg

Proper noun

Duisburg

  1. A city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Translations

Dutch

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈdœy̯sbʏrx/
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  • Hyphenation: Duis‧burg

Proper noun

Duisburg n

  1. Duisburg (a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)

Derived terms
  • Duisburger m, Duisburgse f

German

Etymology

From Old High German Tusburch; the first element is of unknown origin, and the second is Burg (“castle, stronghold”).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): /ˈdyːsbʊrk/, [ˈdyːsbʊʁk], [-bʊɐ̯k]
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  • (locally) IPA(key): /ˈdyːsbʊrç/, [ˈdyːsbuɪ̯ç]
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  • Hyphenation: Duis‧burg

Proper noun

Duisburg n (proper noun, genitive Duisburgs or (optionally with an article) Duisburg)

  1. Duisburg (an independent city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)

Derived terms
  • Duisburger m
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