Cantorbire

== Old French == === Alternative forms === Canterbiri, Cantorbiri, Cantorebiri, Cantoribiri, Cantuorbiri Cantorbiere, Cantorbile, Caunterebire, Contorbire, Kanterbire, Kantwarbire, Quantobire, Quantorbire Canterburs, Cantorbier, Cantorbir, Cantoribir, Caunterburs === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle English Caunterbury or its etymon Old English Cantwarbyriġ, late form of Cantwara byriġ, dative and genitive of Cantwara burg. === Pronunciation === (classical) IPA(key): /kantɔrˈbirə/, /kanturˈbirə/ === Proper noun === Cantorbire m (nominative singular Cantorbires) Canterbury (a cathedral city in modern Kent, England) ==== Descendants ==== Middle French: Cantorbie, Cantourbie, Cantorbiere, Cantorberi, Contorbie French: Cantorbéry (obsolete Contorberi, Contorbery)→ Catalan: Contorberi (obsolete)→ German: Contorberi, Contorbery (obsolete)→ Italian: Cantorberi→ Spanish: Cantórbery (now rare; obsolete Contorberi)→ Portuguese: Contorberi (obsolete) → Old Galician-Portuguese: Conturbe, Conturbel → Old Italian: Cuntorberi Italian: Contorberi, Conturberi, Contorbery (obsolete) → Old Spanish: Conturbel Spanish: Conturbel, Contorber (obsolete) → Italian: Conturbel (obsolete)