burcht

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch borcht / burcht, alteration of earlier Middle Dutch burch / borch (surviving as modern Dutch burg), from Old Dutch burg, from Proto-West Germanic *burg, from Proto-Germanic *burgz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“fortified elevation”). The final -t is seemingly random, but not unheard of; such "paragogic" extensions occur occasionally in Dutch following a fricative or liquid word-final consonant. Compare for example hulst, kroost, rijst and arend.

Cognate with German Burg, English borough, -bury, burrow, Danish borg.

For sense two, compare English burrow.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bʏrxt/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: burcht
  • Rhymes: -ʏrxt
  • Homophone: Burgt

Noun

burcht m or f (plural burchten, diminutive burchtje n)

  1. citadel, castle, borough
    Synonyms: citadel, kasteel, sterkte, (obsolete) burg
  2. burrow of a badger, fox or beaver

Derived terms

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