burgo

See also: Burgo and burĝo

Esperanto

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈburɡo/
• Hyphenation: bur‧go
• Rhymes: -urɡo

Noun

burgo (accusative singular burgon, plural burgoj, accusative plural burgojn)

1. castle, fortress; city, town

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Galician

Etymology 1

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From Old Galician and Old Galician-Portuguese burgo (“borough”), from Late Latin burgus, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *burgz (“hill-fort”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“high”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbuɾɣo̝/

Noun

burgo m (plural burgos)

1. borough, neighborhood
2. (historical) during the 12th century, newly founded town to which a bill of rights was awarded

Derived terms

• Burgo
• burguesía

Related terms

• Burgo
• Burgovedro
• Malburgo
• Malburguete

Etymology 2

From Latin brūchus, from Ancient Greek βροῦκος (broûkos).

Alternative forms

• brugo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbuɾɣo̝/

Noun

burgo m (plural burgos)

1. grub, caterpillar, especially of the cabbage butterfly

   Synonym: eiruga

References

• Template:R:DDGM
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “burgo”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Template:R:DDLG
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• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “burgo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

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Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from English borough, burgh, French bourg, Italian borgo, Spanish burgo.

Noun

burgo (plural burgi)

1. borough, burgh, market town

Derived terms

• burgestro

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Latin

Noun

(deprecated template usage) burgō

1. dative singular of burgus
2. ablative singular of burgus

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Portuguese

Etymology

(deprecated template usage)

From Old Galician-Portuguese burgo, from Late Latin burgus, from Vulgar Latin *burgus, from Frankish *burg (“fortified city”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *burgz (“fortified city”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“high”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbuɾ.ɣu/
• Hyphenation: bur‧go

Noun

burgo m (plural burgos)

1. (historical) burg (fortified town in medieval Europe)

Related terms

• brenha
• brio
• forte

 

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Spanish

Etymology

From Late Latin burgus, from Vulgar Latin *burgus, from Frankish *burg (“fortified city”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *burgz (“fortified city”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“high”).

Noun

burgo m (plural burgos)

1. burg
2. city