Merseburg

German

Etymology

First attested in the Hersfelder Zehntverzeichnis around 880/899 as Mersiburc civitas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛʁzəˌbʊʁk/

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• Hyphenation: Mer‧se‧burg

Proper noun

Merseburg n (proper noun, genitive Merseburgs or (optionally with an article) Merseburg)

1. A town, the administrative seat of Saalekreis district, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Derived terms

• Merseburger, Merseburgerin
• merseburgisch
• Merseburger Dom