Magdeburg

== English == === Etymology === From German Magdeburg, from Middle Low German Māgedeborch, Mēgedeborch. Since the Middle Ages interpreted as “maiden-borough”, sometimes specifically related to the Virgin Mary. However, the first component may originally have been the plant name “mayweed”, compare Middle Low German mēgede(blōme) and Old English mæġþe. === Pronunciation === enPR: măgʹdə-bûrg (UK) IPA(key): /ˈmaɡdəbɜːɡ/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈmæɡdəbɝɡ/ Hyphenation: Mag‧de‧burg === Proper noun === Magdeburg The capital city of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, on the River Elbe. (historical) The historic German realm centered on the city. ==== Derived terms ==== Magdeburgian Magdeburg hemisphere ==== Translations ==== == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈmaɡdɛburk] === Proper noun === Magdeburg m inan alternative spelling of Magdeburk ==== Declension ==== == German == === Etymology === From Middle Low German Māgedeborch, Mēgedeborch. Since the Middle Ages interpreted as “maiden-borough”, sometimes specifically related to the Virgin Mary. However, the first component may originally have been the plant name “mayweed”, compare Middle Low German mēgede(blōme) and Old English mæġþe. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (local, standard-near) /ˈmakdəbʊrk/, (non-local also) /ˈmaːkdəbʊrk/ IPA(key): (local, traditional) /ˈmaxdəbʊrç/, (non-local northern/central Germany) /ˈmaːxdəbʊrç/ Hyphenation: Mag‧de‧burg === Proper noun === Magdeburg n (proper noun, genitive Magdeburgs or (optionally with an article) Magdeburg) Magdeburg (the capital city of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Magdeburger m, Magdeburgerin f magdeburgisch == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Magdeburg, from Middle Low German Māgedeborch, Mēgedeborch. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /maɡˈdɛ.burk/ Rhymes: -ɛburk Syllabification: Mag‧de‧burg === Proper noun === Magdeburg m inan Magdeburg (the capital and largest city of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “Magdeburg”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[1] (in Polish)