Johannesburg

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Dutch Johannesburg. By surface analysis, Johannes +‎ -burg. === Pronunciation === (General Australian, General South African, UK) IPA(key): /d͡ʒoʊˈhænɪsbɜːrɡ/ (General South African) IPA(key): /d͡ʒœʊ̯ˈhɛnɨsbøːɡ/ (US) IPA(key): /d͡ʒoʊˈhænɪsbɜːrɡ/, /d͡ʒoʊˈhɑːnɪsbɜːrɡ/ === Proper noun === Johannesburg The largest city in South Africa, provincial capital of the province of Gauteng. Synonyms: eGoli, Joburg A census-designated place in Kern County, California, United States. An unincorporated community in Otsego County, Michigan, United States. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == Afrikaans == === Etymology === Inherited from Dutch Johannesburg. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /jʊəˈɦanəsbœrχ/ === Proper noun === Johannesburg Johannesburg (a city, the provincial capital of Gauteng, South Africa) == Dutch == === Etymology === From Johannes +‎ -burg. As precise records for the choice of name were lost and there were quite a number of people with the name Johannes who were involved in the early history of the city, it is not known which person the city was named after. See Johannesburg § Etymology on Wikipedia. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /joːˈɦɑ.nəsˌbʏrx/ Hyphenation: Jo‧han‧nes‧burg === Proper noun === Johannesburg n Johannesburg (a city, the provincial capital of Gauteng, South Africa) ==== Derived terms ==== Johannesburger Johannesburgs == Polish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Afrikaans Johannesburg. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /jɔ.xaˈnɛz.burk/ Rhymes: -ɛzburk Syllabification: Jo‧ha‧nnes‧burg === Proper noun === Johannesburg m inan (related adjective johannesburski) Johannesburg (a city, the provincial capital of Gauteng, South Africa) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Johannesburg”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[3] (in Polish) Johannesburg in PWN's encyclopedia == Slovak == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /jɔɦanːezburk/, [ˈjɔɦanːezburk] Rhymes: -ezburk Hyphenation: Jo‧han‧nes‧burg === Proper noun === Johannesburg m inan (relational adjective johannesburský, demonym Johannesburčan, female demonym Johannesburčanka) Johannesburg (a city, the provincial capital of Gauteng, South Africa) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Johannesburg”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026