Edinburgh

English

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation
  • (UK, General Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈɛd.ɪn.bə.ɹə/, IPA(key): [ˈɛd.n̩.bə.ɹə], IPA(key): /ˈɛd.ɪn.bɹə/ (usual pronunciation in England and Scotland)
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  • (US, Canada) enPR: ĕdʹĭn-bŭr-ə IPA(key): /ˈɛd.ɪn.bʌɹ.ə/, enPR: ĕdʹən-bŭr-ə IPA(key): /ˈɛd.ən.bʌɹ.ə/, enPR: ĕdʹən-bər-ə, IPA(key): /ˈɛd.ənˌbɝ.ə/

Proper noun

Edinburgh

  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.

Derived terms

Translations

See also

Czech

Alternative forms

Proper noun

Edinburgh m inan

  1. Edinburgh (the capital city of Scotland)
  2. Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh (a council area of Scotland)

Declension
Declension of Edinburgh (sg-only velar masculine inanimate)
singular
nominative Edinburgh
genitive Edinburghu
dative Edinburghu
accusative Edinburgh
vocative Edinburghu
locative Edinburghu
instrumental Edinburghem

Danish

Proper noun

Edinburgh

  1. Edinburgh (the capital city of Scotland)
  2. Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh (a council area of Scotland)

Dutch

Proper noun

Edinburgh n

  1. Edinburgh (the capital city of Scotland)
  2. Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh (a council area of Scotland)

Estonian

Proper noun

Edinburgh

  1. Edinburgh (the capital city of Scotland)
  2. Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh (a council area of Scotland)

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɛdɪnˌbaɹə/
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Proper noun

Edinburgh n (proper noun, genitive Edinburghs or (optionally with an article) Edinburgh)

  1. Edinburgh (the capital city of Scotland)
  2. Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh (a council area of Scotland)

Norwegian Bokmål

Proper noun

Edinburgh

  1. Edinburgh (the capital city of Scotland)
  2. Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh (a council area of Scotland)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Proper noun

Edinburgh

  1. Edinburgh (the capital city of Scotland)
  2. Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh (a council area of Scotland)

Swedish

Proper noun

Edinburgh n (genitive Edinburghs)

  1. Edinburgh (the capital city of Scotland)
  2. Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh (a council area of Scotland)
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