Vyborg

English

Alternative forms

Viborg

Etymology

From Russian Выборг (Vyborg) from Swedish Viborg, from vi (“sanctuary, sacred area”) +‎ borg (“fortress, castle; city”), from Old Norse vé + borg via Old Swedish borgh. Doublet of Viborg.

Pronunciation

enPR: vēʹbôrg', vēʹbərk
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈviːˌbɔːɡ/, /ˈviː.bək/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈviˌbɔɹɡ/, /ˈvi.bɚk/

Proper noun

Vyborg

A city in Leningrad Oblast, Russia. In earlier times was part of Finland and Sweden, pop. 79,224 (as of 2002).

Translations

city in Russia

Armenian: Վիբորգ (Viborg)
Danish: Vyborg c
Estonian: Viiburi
Finnish: Viipuri (fi)
German: Wiburg n, Wyborg n
Greek: Βίμποργκ (el) n (Vímporgk)
Ingrian: Viipuri
Polish: Wyborg (pl) m
Portuguese: Vyborg f, Viborg f
Russian: Вы́борг (ru) m (Výborg)
Swedish: Viborg c

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