2007-01-20 05:42:57 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
It means borough (a town or small city). For example, Pittsburgh was named in honor of William Pitt, then Secretary of State and later Prime Minister of Britain.
2007-01-20 05:48:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
The suffix "-burg" means city. One famous example of this is Tycho Brahe's "Uraniburg." Brahe was an astronomer who devoted most of his life to studying the heavens. Because of this, he redid his house so it could serve the purpose of providing all that an astronomer would need. He then called his house "Uraniburg," which translates into "Heavenly City."
2007-01-20 05:54:10 · answer #2 · answered by l;wksjf;aslkd 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
cities in Germany that end with "berg" are on top of a hill....cities ending in "burg" have a castle-the Burg.
2015-10-28 05:45:49 · answer #3 · answered by Kew67 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it means to me is it indicates a quality or condition of the word that it is attached to. Like Toxicity would mean that it shows how toxic something is.
2016-03-18 00:20:59 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means a town or small city. It's German.
2007-01-20 06:14:51 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋