Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

magdeburg

/ˈmæɡdəbɝɡ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.28 in modern English

Syllables: Mag-de-burg
IPA: /ˈmæɡdəbɝɡ/

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The capital city of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, on the River Elbe.

name

The historic German realm centered on the city.

Example Sentences

"Since the reign of Charlemagne, this country is divided into High and Low Germany... the provinces of Lower Germany towards the north conſiſt of the Low Country of the Rhine, Triers, Cologn, Mentz, Weſtphalia, Heſſe, Brunſwic, Miſnia, Luſatia, High Saxony upon the Elbe, Low Saxony upon the Elbe, Mecklenburg, Lauenburg, Brandenburg, Magdeburg, and Pomerania."

Etymology

From German Magdeburg, from Middle Low German Māgedeborch, Mēgedeborch. Since the Middle Ages interpreted as “maiden-borough”, sometimes specifically related to the Virgin Mary. However, the first component may originally have been the plant name “mayweed”, compare Middle Low German mēgede(blōme) and Old English mæġþe.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Magdeburg, Māgedeborch

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈmæɡdəbɝɡ/
British English: /ˈmaɡdəbɜːɡ/

Derived Forms

Magdeburgian

Phrases

Magdeburg hemisphere

Questions

How do you pronounce magdeburg?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmæɡdəbɝɡ/.
What does magdeburg mean?: The capital city of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, on the River Elbe.
Where does magdeburg come from?: It is traced to German.

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