Johannesburg

Johannesburg

English

Etymology

From Dutch Johannesburg.

Pronunciation

• (General Australian, General South African, UK) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒoʊˈhænɪsbɜːrɡ/
• (General South African) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒœʊ̯ˈhɛnɨsbøːɡ/
• (US) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒoʊˈhænɪsbɜːrɡ/, /d͡ʒoʊˈhɑːnɪsbɜːrɡ/

Proper noun

Johannesburg

1. The largest city in South Africa.

   Synonym: Egoli

2. A census-designated place in Kern County, California, United States.

Derived terms

• Joburg
• Johannesburger

Translations

a city in South Africa

Afrikaans: Johannesburg (af) Arabic: جوهانسبرغ‎ m (juhanisbūrḡ) Belarusian: Яга́нэсбург m (Jahánesburh), Іага́несбург m (Iahánjesburh) Chinese: Mandarin: 約翰內斯堡／约翰内斯堡 (zh) (Yuēhànnèisībǎo) Dutch: Johannesburg (nl) n Esperanto: Johanesburgo Finnish: Johannesburg (fi) French: Johannesbourg (fr) German: Johannesburg (de) n Hindi: जोहानसबर्ग (johānasbarg) Irish: Cathair Eoin f Japanese: ヨハネスブルグ (Yohanesuburugu) Korean: 요하네스버그 (Yohaneseubeogeu) Latin: Ioannesburgum n, Ioannisburgum n Marathi: जोहॅनेस्बर्ग n (johĕnesbarga) Persian: ژوهانسبورگ‎ (žohânesburg) Polish: Johannesburg (pl) m Portuguese: Joanesburgo Russian: Йоха́ннесбург (ru) m (Joxánnesburg) Spanish: Johannesburgo (es) Xhosa: iRhawuti Zulu: iGoli

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Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch Johannesburg.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jʊəˈɦanəsbœrχ/

• Audio

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Proper noun

Johannesburg

1. Johannesburg (a city in South Africa)

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Dutch

Etymology

From Johannes +‎ -burg.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /joːˈɦɑ.nəsˌbʏrx/

• Audio

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• Hyphenation: Jo‧han‧nes‧burg

Proper noun

Johannesburg n

1. Johannesburg (a city in South Africa)

Derived terms

• Johannesburger
• Johannesburgs

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Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Afrikaans Johannesburg, from Dutch Johannesburg.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jɔ.xaˈnɛz.burk/
• Rhymes: -ɛzburk
• Syllabification: Jo‧ha‧nnes‧burg

Proper noun

Johannesburg m inan

1. Johannesburg (a city in South Africa)

Declension

Declension of Johannesburg

	singular
nominative	Johannesburg
genitive	Johannesburgu
dative	Johannesburgowi
accusative	Johannesburg
instrumental	Johannesburgiem
locative	Johannesburgu
vocative	Johannesburgu

Derived terms

adjective

• johannesburski

 

Further reading

• Johannesburg in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• Johannesburg in Polish dictionaries at PWN