burcht

Dutch

Alternative forms

burg (now chiefly in names)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch burch, from Old Dutch *burg, from Proto-West Germanic *burg, from Proto-Germanic *burgz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“fortified elevation”). The final -t is seemingly random, but not unheard of; such "paragogic" extensions occur occasionally in Dutch following a fricative or liquid word-final consonant. Compare for example hulst, kroost, rijst and arend.

Cognate with German Burg, English borough, -bury, burrow, Danish borg.

For sense two, compare English burrow.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bʏrxt/
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Hyphenation: burcht
Rhymes: -ʏrxt
Homophone: Burgt

Noun

burcht m or f (plural burchten, diminutive burchtje n)

citadel, castle, borough
Synonyms: citadel, kasteel, sterkte
burrow of a badger, fox or beaver

Derived terms

beverburcht
bovenburcht
burchttoren
dassenburcht
dwangburcht
torenburcht
voorburcht
vossenburcht
wagenburcht

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