"Viborg" meaning in Swedish

See Viborg in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈvǐːbɔrj/ Audio: Sv-Viborg.ogg Forms: Wiborg [alternative, obsolete]
Etymology: From vi (“sanctuary, sacred area”) + borg (“fortress, castle; city”), from Old Norse vé + borg via Old Swedish borgh. Etymology templates: {{root|sv|ine-pro|*bʰerǵʰ-}}, {{af|sv|vi|borg|t1=sanctuary, sacred area|t2=fortress, castle; city}} vi (“sanctuary, sacred area”) + borg (“fortress, castle; city”), {{der|sv|non|vé}} Old Norse vé, {{der|sv|gmq-osw|borgh}} Old Swedish borgh Head templates: {{head|sv|proper noun|g=c}} Viborg c
  1. Vyborg (a city in Russia) Tags: common-gender Categories (place): Cities in Russia, Places in Russia
    Sense id: en-Viborg-sv-name-x2ZFlyeC Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 88 12
  2. Viborg (a city in Denmark) Tags: common-gender Categories (place): Cities in Denmark, Places in Denmark
    Sense id: en-Viborg-sv-name-~8W4Lw~E

Alternative forms

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  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "roman": "Výborg",
      "word": "Вы́борг"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*bʰerǵʰ-"
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    },
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      "args": {
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      },
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      "name": "af"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "vé"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse vé",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "gmq-osw",
        "3": "borgh"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Swedish borgh",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From vi (“sanctuary, sacred area”) + borg (“fortress, castle; city”), from Old Norse vé + borg via Old Swedish borgh.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Wiborg",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "proper noun",
        "g": "c"
      },
      "expansion": "Viborg c",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swedish",
  "lang_code": "sv",
  "pos": "name",
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        },
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          "source": "w"
        },
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          "_dis": "88 12",
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          "name": "Swedish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
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      ],
      "id": "en-Viborg-sv-name-x2ZFlyeC",
      "links": [
        [
          "Vyborg",
          "Vyborg#English"
        ],
        [
          "city",
          "city"
        ],
        [
          "Russia",
          "Russia#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "sv",
          "name": "Cities in Denmark",
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            "Places"
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        {
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        "Viborg (a city in Denmark)"
      ],
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        [
          "Viborg",
          "Viborg#English"
        ],
        [
          "city",
          "city"
        ],
        [
          "Denmark",
          "Denmark#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈvǐːbɔrj/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Sv-Viborg.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/ac/Sv-Viborg.ogg/Sv-Viborg.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ac/Sv-Viborg.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Viborg"
}
{
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    "Pages with entries",
    "Swedish common-gender nouns",
    "Swedish compound terms",
    "Swedish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Swedish lemmas",
    "Swedish proper nouns",
    "Swedish terms derived from Old Norse",
    "Swedish terms derived from Old Swedish",
    "Swedish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Swedish terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bʰerǵʰ-"
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "roman": "Výborg",
      "word": "Вы́борг"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "ine-pro",
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      },
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      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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      },
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      "name": "af"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "vé"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse vé",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "gmq-osw",
        "3": "borgh"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Swedish borgh",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From vi (“sanctuary, sacred area”) + borg (“fortress, castle; city”), from Old Norse vé + borg via Old Swedish borgh.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Wiborg",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "proper noun",
        "g": "c"
      },
      "expansion": "Viborg c",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swedish",
  "lang_code": "sv",
  "pos": "name",
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        "sv:Cities in Russia",
        "sv:Places in Russia"
      ],
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        "Vyborg (a city in Russia)"
      ],
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        [
          "Vyborg",
          "Vyborg#English"
        ],
        [
          "city",
          "city"
        ],
        [
          "Russia",
          "Russia#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "sv:Cities in Denmark",
        "sv:Places in Denmark"
      ],
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        "Viborg (a city in Denmark)"
      ],
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        [
          "Viborg",
          "Viborg#English"
        ],
        [
          "city",
          "city"
        ],
        [
          "Denmark",
          "Denmark#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈvǐːbɔrj/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Sv-Viborg.ogg",
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ac/Sv-Viborg.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Viborg"
}

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