Lauterburg

German

Etymology

From Middle High German Luterburch. From lauter in its oldest sense “clean, clear (of water)” + Burg (“town”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlaʊ̯tɐˌbʊʁk], [-bʊɐ̯k]
• Hyphenation: Lau‧ter‧burg

Proper noun

Lauterburg n (proper noun, genitive Lauterburgs or (optionally with an article) Lauterburg)

1. A village in Essingen, Ostalbkreis district, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
2. Lauterbourg (a commune of the Bas-Rhin department, Grand Est, France)

Derived terms

• Lauterburger
• lauterburgisch

Related terms

• Lauter, Lauterbach, Lauterberg, Lauenburg
• Löwenburg, Rotenburg, Schwarzenburg
• Flensburg, Homburg, Limburg, Weißenburg, Warburg

Proper noun

Lauterburg m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Lauterburgs or (with an article) Lauterburg, feminine genitive Lauterburg, plural Lauterburgs)

1. a surname transferred from the place name

Related terms

• Lauterbach, Lautenberg