Magdeburg

English Etymology From en de Magdeburg, from en gml Māgedeborch, gml Mēgedeborch. Since the Middle Ages interpreted as “maiden-borough”, sometimes specifically related to the Virgin Mary. However, the first component may originally have been the plant name “mayweed”, compare gml megedeblome mēgede(blōme) and ang mæġþe. Pronunciation măgʹdə-bûrg en /ˈmaɡdəbɜːɡ/ UK en /ˈmæɡdəbɝɡ/ US en Mag de burg Proper noun en capital city state/Saxony-Anhalt country/Germany, on the River Elbe. en historical en historical polity The historic German realm centered on the city. en 1759 George Sale; et al. The Modern Part of an Universal History XXIX: History of the German Empire http://books.google.com/books?id=dFtjAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA2 2 Since the reign of Charlemagne, this country is divided into High and Low Germany... the provinces of Lower Germany towards the north conſiſt of the Low Country of the Rhine, Triers, Cologn, Mentz, Weſtphalia, Heſſe, Brunſwic, Miſnia, Luſatia, High Saxony upon the Elbe, Low Saxony upon the Elbe, Mecklenburg, Lauenburg, Brandenburg, Magdeburg, and Pomerania. Derived terms en Magdeburgian en Magdeburg hemisphere Translations capital of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 馬格德堡 Mǎgédébǎo, cmn 馬德堡 Czech: cs Magdeburk m, cs Magdeburg m Dutch: nl Maagdenburg n French: fr Magdebourg m German: de Magdeburg n Greek: el Μαγδεβούργο n Hindi: hi मागदेबुर्ग Italian: it Magdeburgo f Japanese: ja マクデブルク Makudeburuku Korean: ko ^마그데부르크 Lithuanian: lt Magdeburgas m Low German: German Low German: nds-de Meideborg n Marathi: mr माग्डेबर्ग Polish: pl Magdeburg m Portuguese: pt Magdeburgo m Russian: ru Магдебу́рг m Sorbian: Lower Sorbian: dsb Źěwin Upper Sorbian: hsb Dźěwin Spanish: es Magdeburgo m Swedish: sv Magdeburg c Ukrainian: uk Магдебу́рг m Vietnamese: vi Mác-đơ-buốc Czech Pronunciation Proper noun m-in cs Magdeburk Declension m.sg German de: Etymology From de gml Māgedeborch, gml Mēgedeborch. Since the Middle Ages interpreted as “maiden-borough”, sometimes specifically related to the Virgin Mary. However, the first component may originally have been the plant name “mayweed”, compare gml megedeblome mēgede(blōme) and ang mæġþe. Pronunciation de /ˈmakdəbʊrk/ local, standard-near non-local also /ˈmaːkdəbʊrk/ de /ˈmaxdəbʊrç/ local, traditional non-local northern/central Germany /ˈmaːxdəbʊrç/ de De-Magdeburg.ogg de De-Magdeburg2.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) de Mag de burg Proper noun toponym de capital city state/Saxony-Anhalt country/Germany Magdeburg Declension n,(s).sg Derived terms de Magdeburger m, de Magdeburgerin f de magdeburgisch Polish pl: thumb|Magdeburg Etymology pl :bor de:Magdeburg<ety:uder<gml:Māgedeborch, Mēgedeborch>> 2 1 Pronunciation LL-Q809 (pol)-Jest Spoczko-Magdeburg.wav Proper noun m-in pl caplc s/Saxony-Anhalt c/Germany Magdeburg Declension s Derived terms pl adjective magdeburski pl nouns magdeburczyk magdeburka magdeburgia Further reading