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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bourg

/bɜː(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.26 in modern English

Syllables
bourg
IPA
/bɜː(ɹ)/
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete form of burgh.

Obsolete

noun

Obsolete form of borough.

Obsolete

name

A surname from French.

name

A topographical surname from Anglo-Norman for someone who lived in a fortified place.

Etymology

From the Anglo-Norman word burgh.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

bourgs (plural) Burgh (alternative) Burke (alternative) Bourke (alternative) de Bourg (alternative) Burgo (alternative) de Burgo (alternative) de Búrca (alternative)

Phrases

Bourg-en-Bresse Bourg-Saint-Maurice

Frequently Paired Words

Bourg-en-Bresse Bourg-Saint-Maurice

Rhymes With

org borg morgue laforge sorg forgue bjorge

Questions

How do you pronounce bourg?
The recorded pronunciation is /bɜː(ɹ)/.
What does bourg mean?
Obsolete form of burgh.
Where does bourg come from?
From the Anglo-Norman word burgh.

How to pronounce bourg

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