Duisburg

English

Etymology

German Duisburg. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdjuːsbɜːɡ/, enPR: dyo͞osʹbûrg
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈd(j)uːsbɝɡ/, /ˈd(j)uːzbɝɡ/, enPR: d(y)o͞osʹbûrg, d(y)o͞ozʹbûrg

Proper noun

Duisburg

1. A city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Translations

a city in Germany

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 杜伊斯堡 (zh) (Dùyīsībǎo)

• Dutch: Duisburg ?
• French: Duisbourg (fr) m
• German: Duisburg (de) n
• Greek: Ντούισμπουργκ (el) n (Ntoúismpourgk)
• Japanese: デュースブルク m (Dyūsuburuku)
• Limburgish: Duusbörg ?
• Russian: Ду́йсбург (ru) m (Dújsburg)
• Spanish: Duisburgo (es) m

Dutch

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdœy̯sbʏrx/

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• Hyphenation: Duis‧burg

Proper noun

Duisburg n

1. Duisburg (a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)

Derived terms

• Duisburger m, Duisburgse f

German

Etymology

From Old High German Tusburch; the first element is of unknown origin, and the second is Burg (“castle, stronghold”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): /ˈdyːsbʊrk/, [ˈdyːsbʊʁk], [-bʊɐ̯k]

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• (locally) IPA^(key): /ˈdyːsbʊrç/, [ˈdyːsbuɪ̯ç]

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• Hyphenation: Duis‧burg

Proper noun

Duisburg n (proper noun, genitive Duisburgs or (optionally with an article) Duisburg)

1. Duisburg (an independent city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)

Derived terms

• Duisburger m