Freiberg

German

Etymology

From Middle High German Vriberge. By surface analysis, frei (“free”) +‎ Berg (“mountain”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfʁaɪ̯bɛʁk/

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• Hyphenation: Frei‧berg

Proper noun

Freiberg n (proper noun, genitive Freibergs or (optionally with an article) Freiberg)

1. A town, the administrative seat of Mittelsachsen district, Saxony, Germany
2. A town in Ludwigsburg district, Baden-Württemberg. Official name: Freiberg am Neckar
3. (dated) Příbor (a town in Nový Jičín district, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic; full name, Freiberg in Mähren)

Derived terms

• Freibergit

Proper noun

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

1. a surname transferred from the place name