underburg

Old English

Alternative forms
  • underburh

Etymology

From under- +‎ burg. Perhaps originally a calque of Latin suburbium.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈun.derˌburɡ/, [ˈun.derˌburˠɣ]

Noun

underburg f

  1. suburb
    Strǣta on þām underburgum bēoþ oft swīðe ġeþrāwena and nearwa.
    Streets are often very twisted and narrow in the suburbs.

Declension
Declension of underburg (strong consonant stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative underburg underbyrġ
accusative underburg underbyrġ
genitive underbyrġ underburga
dative underbyrġ underburgum

Derived terms
  • underburgware (“suburbanites”)
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