Old English · noun
underburg
- Part of speech
- noun, feminine
- Declension
- strong consonant stem
- IPA
- /ˈun.derˌburɡ/[ˈun.derˌburˠɣ]
- Syllables
- ˈun · der · ˌburɡ (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- suburb
Meaning
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suburb
Strǣta on þām underburgum bēoþ oft swīðe ġeþrāwena and nearwa.
Streets are often very twisted and narrow in the suburbs.
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | underburg | underbyrġ |
| Accusative | underburg | underbyrġ |
| Genitive | underbyrġ | underburga |
| Dative | underbyrġ | underburgum |
All forms (4)
Etymology
From under- + burg. Perhaps originally a calque of Latin suburbium.
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