Viborg

English

Etymology

From Swedish Viborg from vi (“sanctuary, sacred area”) +‎ borg (“fortress, castle; city”), from Old Norse vé + borg via Old Swedish borgh. Doublet of Vyborg.

Pronunciation

• enPR: vēʹbôrg', vēʹbərk
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈviːˌbɔːɡ/, /ˈviː.bək/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈviˌbɔɹɡ/, /ˈvi.bɚk/

Proper noun

Viborg

1. A city in Jutland, Denmark, pop. 91.405 (as of 2007)
2. A city in Karelia (now part of Russia, in earlier times part of Finland and Sweden), pop. 79,224 (as of 2002), usually spelled Vyborg.
3. A town in Turner County, South Dakota, pop. 832 (as of 2000)

Translations

Danish city

• Danish: Viborg
• German: Viborg
• Greek: Βίμποργκ (el) n (Vímporgk)
• Icelandic: Vébjörg (is) n pl
• Norwegian: Viborg (no)
• Portuguese: Viborg f
• Swedish: Viborg

See also

• Vyborg (“Karelian city”)

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈviˌb̥ɒˀ]

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Viborg c

1. Viborg (a city in Denmark)
2. Vyborg (a city in Russia)

Swedish

Etymology

From vi (“sanctuary, sacred area”) +‎ borg (“fortress, castle; city”), from Old Norse vé + borg via Old Swedish borgh.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvǐːbɔrj/

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Viborg c

1. Vyborg (a city in Russia)
2. Viborg (a city in Denmark)