Homburg

== English == === Alternative forms === homburg === Etymology === From the town of Bad Homburg, Germany, where it was first worn. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhɒmbəɡ/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈhɑmbɚɡ/ === Noun === Homburg (plural Homburgs) A type of men's felt fedora; a stiff felt hat similar to a trilby. ==== Synonyms ==== Homburg hat === Proper noun === Homburg A town, the administrative seat of Saarpfalz-Kreis district, Saarland, Germany. === Further reading === Homburg on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == German == === Etymology === From Middle High German hœhe (“elevation”) + burc (“fortification, castle”). Equivalent to Höhenburg (“hill castle”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhɔmbʊʁk/ Hyphenation: Hom‧burg === Proper noun === Homburg n (proper noun, genitive Homburgs or (optionally with an article) Homburg) a town, the administrative seat of Saarpfalz-Kreis district, Saarland a municipality of Frauenfeld district, Thurgau canton, Switzerland ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Homburger Homburgerin homburgisch ==== Related terms ==== Bad Homburg Hohenburg, Hohenfels, Hohenstein === Proper noun === Homburg m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Homburgs or (with an article) Homburg, feminine genitive Homburg, plural Homburgs) a surname transferred from the place name ==== Related terms ==== Homberg, Hombach Hornburg, Hohenburg, Hohenstein === Noun === Homburg m (strong, genitive Homburgs, plural Homburgs) Homburg (men’s felt fedora)