Burg
See also: burg and -burg
English
Etymology
Clipping of Burgundy.
Noun
Burg (countable and uncountable, plural Burgs)
- Burgundy wine.
- 2018, Joel Berman, “Rhône Vintages”, in So You Want to Be a Wine Merchant?, Tucson, AZ: Wheatmark, →ISBN, page 98:
- Many 2006 Burgundy reds are drinking well now, the better 2007s, especially Chambolles, have been beautiful for a while, and the 2008s could be left alone for a year or so to resolve their tannins. I find many 2011 and 2012 Burgs seductive, and irresistible, just bursting with fruit.
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Anagrams
- grub
German
Etymology
From Old High German burg, from Proto-West Germanic *burg, from Proto-Germanic *burgz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰ-s, a form of Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“fortified elevation”).
Compare Dutch burcht, English borough, ‑bury, Danish borg.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bʊʁk/, [bʊʁk], [bʊɐ̯k] (standard)
- IPA(key): /bʊɐ̯ç/, [bʊɪ̯ç] (northern and central Germany; chiefly colloquial)
Audio (file)
Noun
Burg f (genitive Burg, plural Burgen or Bürge)
- castle, fortification
- beaver lodge
- sandcastle
Usage notes
The plural form Bürge is archaic and out of use.
Declension
Declension of Burg [feminine]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | eine | die | Burg | die | Burgen, Bürge |
genitive | einer | der | Burg | der | Burgen, Bürge |
dative | einer | der | Burg | den | Burgen, Bürgen |
accusative | eine | die | Burg | die | Burgen, Bürge |
Derived terms
- Bürger
- burgartig
Related terms
- Bettenburg
- Burganlage
- Burgbelagerung
- Burgbesatzung
- Burgeingang
- Burgenland
- Burgfräulein
- Burgfriede
- Burggraben
- Burggraf
- Burggräfin
- Burghauptmann
- Burgherr
- Burghof
- Burgkeller
- Burgtor
- Burgtreppe
- Burgturm
- Burgverlies
- Burgverwalter
- Burgvogt
- Fluchtburg
- Hauptburg
- Hochburg
- Höhenburg
- Hüpfburg
- Ringburg
- Ritterburg
- Wagenburg
- Wasserburg
- Wehrburg
- Zwingburg
See also
- Schloss n
Further reading
- “Burg” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Burg” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Burg” in Duden online
Burg on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de