-bury

== English == === Etymology === From Old English byriġ, the dative case of burg (“fortified place”) (whence borough); doublet of -borough and -burg. Due to the collapse of the case system between Old and Middle English, many placenames retain a fossilized dative form, as places would most commonly have been invoked in the dative (after a preposition in, at, to etc.). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /-bɹi/, /-bəɹi/, /-bɹɪ/, /-bəɹɪ/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /-bɹi/, /-bɘɹi/ === Suffix === -bury A placename suffix indicating a fortified place. ==== Synonyms ==== -borough -boro -burg -burgh ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== bur- === Anagrams === Ruby, ruby