bourg

See also: Bourg

English

Noun

bourg (plural bourgs)

  1. Obsolete form of burgh.
  2. Obsolete form of borough.

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French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French bourg, from Old French borc, burc, a borrowing from Frankish *burg, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *burgz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“fort”). Cognate with English borough and burg.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /buʁ/
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Noun

bourg m (plural bourgs)

  1. burg, market town

Further reading

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