Vyborg

English

Alternative forms

• Viborg

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Vyborg

1. A city in Leningrad Oblast, Russia. In earlier times was part of Finland and Sweden, pop. 79,224 (as of 2002).

Translations

city in Russia

• Armenian: Վիբորգ (Viborg)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 維堡 / 维堡 (Wéibǎo)

• Danish: Vyborg c
• Estonian: Viiburi
• Finnish: Viipuri (fi)
• German: Wiburg n, Wyborg n
• Greek: Βίμποργκ (el) n (Vímporgk)
• Ingrian: Viipuri
• Polish: Wyborg (pl) m
• Portuguese: Vyborg f, Viborg f
• Russian: Вы́борг (ru) m (Výborg)
• Swedish: Viborg c