Viborg
English edit
Etymology edit
From Swedish Viborg from vi (“sanctuary, sacred area”) + borg (“fortress, castle; city”), from Old Norse vé + borg via Old Swedish borgh. Doublet of Vyborg.
Pronunciation edit
- enPR: vēʹbôrg', vēʹbərk
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈviːˌbɔːɡ/, /ˈviː.bək/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈviˌbɔɹɡ/, /ˈvi.bɚk/
Proper noun edit
Viborg
- A city in Jutland, Denmark, pop. 91.405 (as of 2007)
- A city in Karelia (now part of Russia, in earlier times part of Finland and Sweden), pop. 79,224 (as of 2002), usually spelled Vyborg.
- A town in Turner County, South Dakota, pop. 832 (as of 2000)
Translations edit
Danish city
See also edit
- Vyborg (“Karelian city”)
Danish edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Viborg c
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From vi (“sanctuary, sacred area”) + borg (“fortress, castle; city”), from Old Norse vé + borg via Old Swedish borgh.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Viborg c