Visby

English

Visby City Wall

Etymology

From Swedish Visby.

Proper noun

Visby

1. A city on the west coast of Gotland, Sweden.

Translations

city on Gotland, Sweden

• Greek: Βίσμπι (Vísmpi)
• Gutnish: Böi, Böin
• Latin: Visbia m
• Russian: Ви́сбю (Vísbju)
• Swedish: Visby (sv) n

Further reading

• Visby on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Visby City Wall on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Swedish

Alternative forms

• Wisby (obsolete)

Etymology

Ultimately from Old Norse vé (“[pagan] sanctuary”) + býr (“town”). By surface analysis, vi +‎ by.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvǐːsbʏ]

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Visby n (genitive Visbys)

1. Visby (a city on the west coast of Gotland, Sweden)

   Visby ringmur

   Visby City Wall

Descendants

• → English: Visby

Further reading

• Visby on the Swedish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^sv
• Visby ringmur on the Swedish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^sv