Würzburg

English

Proper noun

Würzburg

  1. A city in Franconia, Bavaria, Germany.

German

Etymology

First attested as Virteburch (704) and Uburzis. The second element corresponds to Burg, but the first element is said to be Celtic. The Medieval Latin form was Herbipolis.[1][2] Folk etymology later connected it to Würze (“spice, aroma”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈvʏɐ̯tsbʊɐ̯k/
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Proper noun

Würzburg n (proper noun, genitive Würzburgs or (optionally with an article) Würzburg)

  1. Würzburg (a city in Franconia, Bavaria)

References
  1. Norbert Wagner, 'Uburzis-Wirziburg "Würzburg"'
  2. Heinz Willner, Der Name Würzburg, Frankenland 1/1999.
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