Edinburgh
English
editEtymology
editFrom Middle English Edynburgh, from Old Welsh Eidyn, a Celtic/Brythonic region of uncertain origin (possibly a personal name; compare Proto-Celtic *dūnom (“stronghold”)) + Old English burg (“castle, stronghold”). More at Eidyn and Etymology of Edinburgh.
Pronunciation
edit- (UK, General Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈɛd.ɪn.bə.ɹə/, IPA(key): [ˈɛd.n̩.bə.ɹə], IPA(key): /ˈɛd.ɪn.bɹə/ (usual pronunciation in England and Scotland)
Audio (London): (file) Audio (Estuary English): (file) Audio (General Australian): (file)
- (US, Canada) enPR: ĕdʹĭn-bŭr-ə IPA(key): /ˈɛd.ɪn.bʌɹ.ə/, enPR: ĕdʹən-bŭr-ə IPA(key): /ˈɛd.ən.bʌɹ.ə/, enPR: ĕdʹən-bər-ə, IPA(key): /ˈɛd.ənˌbɝ.ə/
Proper noun
editEdinburgh
- The capital city of Scotland.
- A council area of Scotland including the city, one of 32 created in 1996.
- A town in Bartholomew County, Johnson County and Shelby County, Indiana, United States.
- A ghost town in Scioto Township, Delaware County, Ohio, United States.
- A town in Mpumalanga province, South Africa.
- An outer northern suburb of Adelaide, in the City of Salisbury, South Australia.
- A royal dukedom.
Derived terms
editTranslations
editcapital of Scotland
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See also
editCzech
editAlternative forms
editProper noun
editEdinburgh m inan
- Edinburgh (the capital city of Scotland)
- Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh (a council area of Scotland)
Declension
editDeclension of Edinburgh (sg-only velar masculine inanimate)
singular | |
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nominative | Edinburgh |
genitive | Edinburghu |
dative | Edinburghu |
accusative | Edinburgh |
vocative | Edinburghu |
locative | Edinburghu |
instrumental | Edinburghem |
Danish
editProper noun
editEdinburgh
- Edinburgh (the capital city of Scotland)
- Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh (a council area of Scotland)
Dutch
editProper noun
editEdinburgh n
- Edinburgh (the capital city of Scotland)
- Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh (a council area of Scotland)
Estonian
editProper noun
editEdinburgh
- Edinburgh (the capital city of Scotland)
- Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh (a council area of Scotland)
German
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editEdinburgh n (proper noun, genitive Edinburghs or (optionally with an article) Edinburgh)
- Edinburgh (the capital city of Scotland)
- Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh (a council area of Scotland)
Norwegian Bokmål
editProper noun
editEdinburgh
- Edinburgh (the capital city of Scotland)
- Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh (a council area of Scotland)
Norwegian Nynorsk
editProper noun
editEdinburgh
- Edinburgh (the capital city of Scotland)
- Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh (a council area of Scotland)
Swedish
editProper noun
editEdinburgh n (genitive Edinburghs)
- Edinburgh (the capital city of Scotland)
- Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh (a council area of Scotland)
Categories:
- English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- English terms inherited from Middle English
- English terms derived from Middle English
- English terms derived from Old Welsh
- English terms derived from Celtic languages
- English terms derived from Brythonic languages
- English terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- English terms derived from Old English
- English 4-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English 3-syllable words
- English terms with audio pronunciation
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- en:Edinburgh
- en:Cities in Scotland
- en:National capitals
- en:Places in Scotland
- en:Council areas of Scotland
- en:Towns in Indiana, USA
- en:Towns in the United States
- en:Places in Indiana, USA
- en:Places in the United States
- en:Ghost towns in Ohio, USA
- en:Places in Ohio, USA
- en:Towns in South Africa
- en:Places in South Africa
- en:Suburbs in South Australia
- en:Places in Adelaide
- en:Places in South Australia
- en:Places in Australia
- English terms suffixed with -burgh
- Czech lemmas
- Czech proper nouns
- Czech masculine nouns
- Czech inanimate nouns
- cs:Edinburgh
- cs:Cities in Scotland
- cs:National capitals
- cs:Places in Scotland
- cs:City of Edinburgh, Scotland
- cs:Council areas of Scotland
- Czech uncountable nouns
- Czech masculine inanimate nouns
- Czech velar-stem masculine inanimate nouns
- Danish lemmas
- Danish proper nouns
- da:Edinburgh
- da:Cities in Scotland
- da:National capitals
- da:Places in Scotland
- da:City of Edinburgh, Scotland
- da:Council areas of Scotland
- Dutch lemmas
- Dutch proper nouns
- Dutch neuter nouns
- nl:Edinburgh
- nl:Cities in Scotland
- nl:National capitals
- nl:Places in Scotland
- nl:City of Edinburgh, Scotland
- nl:Council areas of Scotland
- Estonian lemmas
- Estonian proper nouns
- et:Edinburgh
- et:Cities in Scotland
- et:National capitals
- et:Places in Scotland
- et:City of Edinburgh, Scotland
- et:Council areas of Scotland
- German 4-syllable words
- German terms with IPA pronunciation
- German terms with audio pronunciation
- German lemmas
- German proper nouns
- German neuter nouns
- de:Edinburgh
- de:Cities in Scotland
- de:National capitals
- de:Places in Scotland
- de:City of Edinburgh, Scotland
- de:Council areas of Scotland
- Norwegian Bokmål lemmas
- Norwegian Bokmål proper nouns
- nb:Edinburgh
- nb:Cities in Scotland
- nb:National capitals
- nb:Places in Scotland
- nb:City of Edinburgh, Scotland
- nb:Council areas of Scotland
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk proper nouns
- nn:Edinburgh
- nn:Cities in Scotland
- nn:National capitals
- nn:Places in Scotland
- nn:City of Edinburgh, Scotland
- nn:Council areas of Scotland
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish proper nouns
- Swedish neuter nouns
- sv:Edinburgh
- sv:Cities in Scotland
- sv:National capitals
- sv:Places in Scotland
- sv:City of Edinburgh, Scotland
- sv:Council areas of Scotland