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vyborg

/ˈviˌbɔɹɡ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.51 in modern English

Syllables
vy-borg
IPA
/ˈviˌbɔɹɡ/
15
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *bʰerǵʰ-, Выборг, Viborg, vé, borgh

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈviˌbɔɹɡ/
  • British English: /ˈviːˌbɔːɡ/

Inflected Forms

Viborg (alternative)

Homonyms

viborg

Questions

How do you pronounce vyborg?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈviˌbɔɹɡ/.
What does vyborg mean?
A city in Leningrad Oblast, Russia. In earlier times was part of Finland and Sweden, pop. 79,224 (as of 2002).
Where does vyborg come from?
It is traced to Russian.

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