hamburg
/ˈhæmbɝɡ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.62 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
Any of various communities in the United States; named for the German city:
name
Any of various communities in the United States; named for the German city:
name
Any of various communities in the United States; named for the German city:
name
Any of various communities in the United States; named for the German city:
name
Any of various communities in the United States; named for the German city:
name
Any of various communities in the United States; named for the German city:
name
Any of various communities in the United States; named for the German city:
Example Sentences
- ""I remember Deloney," the man said. "I waited on him in my father's hamburg joint once or twice."
- "The reporter even contacted Fiona Richmond, who remained a close friend of Raymond's. 'I phoned PR to tell him they were hamburging me (a wonderful Grenadian expression for annoying me),' she recalled, 'and he said, "I know. What you do is ask them for lots of money, and then you and I will make up some stuff and then you can share the money you get with me."'"
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kónh₂mder. Proto-Indo-European *kónh₂méh₂-der. Proto-Germanic *hanmōder.? Proto-Germanic *hammō Old High German hammeder.? Old High German Hamme Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰs? Proto-Indo-European *bʰergʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *bʰérgʰs? Proto-Germanic *burgz Proto-West Germanic *burg Old High German burg Old High German Hammaburg German Hamburgbor. English Hamburg Borrowed from German Hamburg.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈhæmbɝɡ/
- British English: /ˈhæmbɜːɡ/
Usage
Inflected Forms
Hamburgs (plural)
Hamburgh (alternative)
hamburgs (present, singular)
hamburging (participle, present)
hamburged (participle, past)
hamburged (past)