Siebenbürgen
German edit
Etymology edit
From sieben (“seven”) + Burg (“fortress”), literally “[in] seven fortresses”.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Siebenbürgen n (proper noun, strong, genitive Siebenbürgens)
- Transylvania
- Synonym: Transsilvanien
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “Siebenbürgen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Siebenbürgen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon