"Visby" meaning in Swedish

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Proper name

IPA: [ˈvǐːsbʏ] Audio: LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Visby.wav Forms: Visbys [genitive]
Etymology: Ultimately from Old Norse vé (“[pagan] sanctuary”) + býr (“town”). By surface analysis, vi + by. Etymology templates: {{inh|sv|non|vé|t=􂀿pagan􂁀 sanctuary}} Old Norse vé (“[pagan] sanctuary”), {{surf|sv|vi|by}} By surface analysis, vi + by Head templates: {{head|sv|proper noun|genitive|Visbys|g=n|head=}} Visby n (genitive Visbys), {{sv-proper noun|n}} Visby n (genitive Visbys)
  1. Visby (a city on the west coast of Gotland, Sweden) Tags: neuter Categories (place): Cities in Sweden, Places in Sweden Synonyms: Wisby [obsolete]
    Sense id: en-Visby-sv-name-dp086aJ6 Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for Visby meaning in Swedish (2.4kB)

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