Edinburgh

(Englisch)

  1. The capital city of Scotland.
  2. A council area of Scotland including the city, one of 32 created in 1996.
  3. A town in Bartholomew County, Johnson County and Shelby County, Indiana, United States.
  4. A ghost town in Scioto Township, Delaware County, Ohio, United States.
  5. A town in Mpumalanga province, South Africa.
  6. An outer northern suburb of Adelaide in the City of Salisbury, South Australia.
  7. A royal dukedom.

Frequenz

C2
Ausgesprochen als (IPA)
/ˈɛd.ɪn.bə.ɹə/
Etymologie (Englisch)

In summary

From Middle English Edynburgh, from Old Welsh Eidyn, a Celtic/Brythonic region of uncertain origin (possibly a personal name; compare Proto-Celtic *dūnom (“stronghold”)) + Old English burg (“castle, stronghold”). More at Eidyn and Etymology of Edinburgh.

Related words

Edinburg

Εδιμβούργο

Edynburg

Edimborg

Edimbourg

إدنبرة

Edinburgh

Edimburgum

Dunedinum

Edimburg

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