Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

flensburg

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.76 in modern English

Syllables: flens-burg
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An independent city in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Etymology

From Danish Flensborg, from Old Norse flói (“gulf, marsh”) + Old Norse nes (“point”) + borg. See Flensborg.

Origin

Source language: Danish

Word Breakdown

Root: Flensborg, flói, nes

Phrases

Schleswig-Flensburg

Questions

What does flensburg mean?: An independent city in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
Where does flensburg come from?: It is traced to Danish.

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