burb
See also: 'burb
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Clipping of suburb.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /bɝb/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /bɜːb/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)b
Further reading
- Eric Partridge (2005), “'burb”, in Tom Dalzell and Terry Victor, editors, The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, volume 1 (A–I), London; New York, N.Y.: Routledge, →ISBN, page 303.
Old Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /burb/
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| burb | burb pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/ |
mburb |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
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