burb
See also: 'burb
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Clipping of suburb.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /bɝb/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /bɜːb/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)b
Noun
burb (plural burbs)
- (colloquial, chiefly in the plural) A suburb.
Derived terms
Further reading
- Eric Partridge (2005) “'burb”, in Tom Dalzell and Terry Victor, editors, The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, volume 1 (A–I), London, New York, N.Y.: Routledge, →ISBN, page 303.
Old Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /burb/
Adjective
burb
- dative singular masculine/neuter of borb
Mutation
| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| burb | burb pronounced with /β-/ |
mburb |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.