bourg

See also: Bourg

French

Etymology

From Middle French bourg, from Old French borc, burc, a borrowing from Frankish *burg, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *burgz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“fort”). Cognate with English borough and burg.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /buʁ/
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Noun

bourg m (plural bourgs)

burg, market town

Further reading

“bourg” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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