Elburg

English

Proper noun

Elburg

1. A city in Gelderland, Netherlands.
2. A municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands.

Anagrams

• Bugler, Bulger, Gubler, bugler, bulger, burgle

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as elburg in 1225. Etymology uncertain. Several interprations of El- have been proposed, ranging from a personal name to a reference to the city being located on an elevated section of land to a derivation from a term related to elleboog (“elbow”) (impossible because of the presence of -n- in older forms of the word, see Middle Dutch elne (“elbow”)). A derivation from Middle Dutch *helberg (“hill among low-lying terrain”) is also unlikely. The use of ter elborch implies that the second element is Middle Dutch borch (“castle, fortified settlement”). See also Elspeet.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛl.bʏrx/

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• Hyphenation: El‧burg

Proper noun

Elburg n

1. Elburg (a city and municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands)

   Meronyms: Aperloo, Doornspijk, Hoge Enk, Lage Bijssel, Nieuwstad, Oostendorp, 't Harde, Wessinge

Derived terms

• Elburgenaar
• Elburger
• Elburgs

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “elburg”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN