burcht

Dutch

Etymology

With seemingly random addition of -t, from Middle Dutch burch, from Old Dutch *burg, from Proto-Germanic *burgz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“fortified elevation”).

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bʏrxt/
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Noun

burcht 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