Würzburg

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Proper noun

Würzburg

  1. An independent city, the administrative seat of Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany.
  2. A rural district of Lower Franconia, Bavaria, surrounding but not including the town of Würzburg, which nevertheless serves as its administrative seat.

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Etymology

First attested as Virteburch (704) and Uburzis. The second element corresponds to Burg, but the first element is said to be Celtic. The Medieval Latin form was Herbipolis.[1][2] Folk etymology later connected it to Würze (“spice, aroma”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvʏɐ̯tsbʊɐ̯k/
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  • Hyphenation: Würz‧burg

Proper noun

Würzburg n (proper noun, genitive Würzburgs or (optionally with an article) Würzburg)

  1. An independent city, the administrative seat of Lower Franconia, Bavaria
  2. A rural district of Lower Franconia, Bavaria, surrounding but not including the town of Würzburg, which nevertheless serves as its administrative seat

Declension

Declension of Würzburg
singular
def. noun
nominative das Würzburg
genitive des Würzburgs, Würzburg1
dative dem Würzburg
accusative das Würzburg

1Optionally with an article.

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Norbert Wagner, 'Uburzis-Wirziburg "Würzburg"'
  2. ^ Heinz Willner, Der Name Würzburg, Frankenland 1/1999.
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