bourg
See also: Bourg
English edit
Noun edit
bourg (plural bourgs)
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Etymology edit
Inherited from Middle French bourg, from Old French borc, burc, a borrowing from Frankish *burg, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *burgz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“fort”). Cognate with English borough and burg.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bourg m (plural bourgs)
Further reading edit
- “bourg”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.