-bury

See also: Bury and bury

English

Etymology

From Old English byriġ, the dative case of burg (“fortified place”) (whence borough).

Due to the collapse of the case system between Old and Middle English, many placenames retain a fossilized dative form, as places would most commonly have been invoked in the dative (after a preposition in, at, to etc.).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /-bɹi/, /-bəɹi/, /-bɹɪ/, /-bəɹɪ/
• (New Zealand) IPA^(key): /-bɹi/, /-bɘɹi/

Suffix

-bury

1. A placename suffix indicating a fortified place.

Synonyms

• -borough
• -boro
• -burg
• -burgh

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -bury

Related terms

• bur-

Anagrams

• Ruby, ruby