Straßburg
See also: Strassburg and Stråssburg
German edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German Strāzburc, from Old High German Strāzburg (8th c.), also attested as pre-High German Stratiburg (6th c.), Latinised Strateburgum (5th c.). Equivalent to Straße (“road”) + Burg (“town”), from a nearby crossing of two Roman roads.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈʃtraːsbʊrk/, [ˈʃtʁaːs.bʊʁk], [-bʊɐ̯k]
- IPA(key): /ˈʃtraːsbʊrç/ (northern and central Germany, now chiefly colloquial)
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Straß‧burg
Proper noun edit
Straßburg n (proper noun, genitive Straßburgs or (optionally with an article) Straßburg)
- Strasbourg (the capital city of the Bas-Rhin department, France; capital city of the region of Grand Est)