Lüneburg

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See also: Luneburg

English

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Etymology

Borrowed from German Lüneburg, which see.

Proper noun

Lüneburg

  1. A town in Lower Saxony, formerly a prominent member of the Hanse, known for its salt production.
  2. A rural district of Lower Saxony
  3. A farming community in eDumbe local municipality, Zululand district municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Translations

German

Etymology

From Middle Low German Lü̂neborch, from an Old Saxon name attested in Latinised form as Luniburc (mid-10th century). The Old Saxon is generally construed as *Hliuniburg, after an identified placename Hliuni that occurs in the annals of Charlemagne (ca. 800). This in turn is usually considered a derivative of hlēo (hill, burial mound, dam, bastion, shelter), from Proto-Germanic *hlaiwą. Compare the Westphalian placename Lünen. On the other hand, it seems clear that the similarity to the Polabian name of the town Glain, Glein, Chlein can hardly be coincidental. The Polabian might be from Germanic, but it has also been connected with Proto-Slavic *glina (clay, loam).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlyːnəˌbʊʁk/, /ˈlyːnəˌbʊʁç/
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  • Hyphenation: Lü‧ne‧burg

Proper noun

Lüneburg n (proper noun, genitive Lüneburgs or (optionally with an article) Lüneburg)

  1. Lüneburg (a town in Lower Saxony, Germany; official name: Hansestadt Lüneburg)
  2. A rural district of Lower Saxony
  3. A farming community in eDumbe local municipality, Zululand district municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Derived terms

Descendants

Proper noun

Lüneburg m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Lüneburgs or (with an article) Lüneburg, feminine genitive Lüneburg, plural Lüneburgs)

  1. a surname transferred from the place name

Portuguese

Proper noun

Lüneburg f

  1. Alternative form of Luneburgo