Göteborg
Swedish
/jœtɛˈbɔrj/
proper noun
Definitions
- Gothenburg (city in Sweden)
Etymology
Compound from Swedish göt (ingot, l) + Swedish en (one, fortified castle city, juniper)+ Swedish Geat + Swedish borg (castle, -burg).
Origin
Swedish
borg
Gloss
castle, -burg
Kanji
城
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Gothenburg English
- Gothenburger English
- Göteborg Finnish
- Göötepori Finnish
- göteborgilainen Finnish
- Göteborg Italian
- Гётеборг Russian
- Gotemburgo Spanish, Castilian
- gotemburgués Spanish, Castilian
- Gøteborg Norwegian Bokmål
- Gotemburgo Portuguese
- Borgå Swedish
- Geat Swedish
- Götaland Swedish
- borg Swedish
- borgare Swedish
- borgmästare Swedish
- en Swedish
- ena Swedish
- enbär Swedish
- enfaldig Swedish
- engångs- Swedish
- enhet Swedish
- enhällig Swedish
- enhörning Swedish
- enkrona Swedish
- ensam Swedish
- enskild Swedish
- entita Swedish
- envar Swedish
- enveckasförsvar Swedish
- envis Swedish
- fingerborg Swedish
- göt Swedish
- göteborgska Swedish
- hoppborg Swedish
- Göteborg Polish
- Gøteborg Norwegian Nynorsk
- Gøteborg Danish
- Gotenburgo Esperanto
- borgh Old Swedish
- ēn, en Old Swedish