Visby

English

Visby City Wall

Etymology

Swedish Visby

Proper noun

Visby

A city on the west coast of Gotland, Sweden.

Translations

city on Gotland, Sweden

Greek: Βίσμπι (Vísmpi)
Gutnish: Böi, Böin
Latin: Visbia m
Russian: Ви́сбю (Vísbju)
Swedish: Visby (sv) n

Further reading

Visby on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Visby City Wall on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Swedish

Alternative forms

Wisby (obsolete)

Etymology

Ultimately from Old Norse vé (“[pagan] sanctuary”) + býr (“town”). By surface analysis, vi +‎ by.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈvǐːsbʏ]
Audio (file)

Proper noun

Visby n (genitive Visbys)

Visby (a city on the west coast of Gotland, Sweden)
Visby ringmur
Visby City Wall

Descendants

→ English: Visby

Further reading

Visby on the Swedish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^sv
Visby ringmur on the Swedish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^sv

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