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Burg¹
Where it comes from
Clipping of Burgundy.
noun Burgs
- Burgundy wine. 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.
burg²
- /bɜːɡ/ UK
- /bɝɡ/ US
Sounds like berg, burgh (one pronunciation) · Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)ɡ
Where it comes from
The historical sense is from Late Latin burgus, from Frankish *burg, from Proto-Germanic *burgz (“borough, fortification”). Doublet of borough, Brough, burgh, burh, and bury. Also compare burgess.
The modern sense may have been formed in part by analogy with the many North American city names that are suffixed with -burg (a number of which in the Eastern United States once used -burgh instead. See burgh), as well as being formed in part due to German Burg.
noun burgs
- A city or town. Tell mother that I will write her in a day or two, probably from Chicago, as I have always had an idea that that was one burg where I could make good.
- Martinsburg, West Virginia.
- A fortified town in medieval Europe.
burg³
- /bɜːɡ/ UK
- /bɝɡ/ US
Sounds like berg, burgh (one pronunciation) · Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)ɡ
noun burgs
- Clipping of burger I hate this emptiness and the redundancy of eating burgs at Burger Town.
Translations
Talk about this word "burg." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/burg. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. burg. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/burg "burg." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/burg.Cite this
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title = {burg},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/burg},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
