underburg

Old English

Alternative forms

• underburh

Etymology

From under- +‎ burg. Perhaps originally a calque of Latin suburbium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈun.derˌburɡ/, [ˈun.derˌburˠɣ]

Noun

underburg f

1. suburb

   Strǣta on þām underburgum bēoþ oft swīðe ġeþrāwena and nearwa.

   Streets are often very twisted and narrow in the suburbs.

Declension

Declension of underburg (strong consonant stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	underburg	underbyrġ
accusative	underburg	underbyrġ
genitive	underbyrġ	underburga
dative	underbyrġ	underburgum

Derived terms

• underburgware (“suburbanites”)