bourg

== English == === Noun === bourg (plural bourgs) Obsolete form of burgh. Obsolete form of borough. === Anagrams === Burgo == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French bourg, from Old French borc, burg, a borrowing from Frankish *burg, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *burgz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“fort”). Cognate with English borough and burg. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /buʁ/ === Noun === bourg m (plural bourgs) burg, market town === Further reading === “bourg”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012