Elburg

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Proper noun

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Elburg

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

Anagrams

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Dutch

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Etymology

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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

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɛl.bʏrx/
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  • Hyphenation: El‧burg

Proper noun

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Elburg n

  1. Elburg (a city and municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands)
    Meronyms: Aperloo, Doornspijk, Hoge Enk, Lage Bijssel, Nieuwstad, Oostendorp, 't Harde, Wessinge

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References

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