Cantwara burg

Old English

Alternative forms

Cantwara burh, Contwaraburg
Cænt (abbreviation)

Etymology

From the genitive of Cantware (“Kent or the people of Kent”) + burg (“city”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkɑn.twɑ.rɑˌburɡ/, [ˈkɑn.twɑ.rɑˌburˠɣ]

Proper noun

Cantwara burg f

Canterbury (a city in Kent, England)

Declension

Strong consonant stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	Cantwara burg	—
accusative	Cantwara burg	—
genitive	Cantwara byriġ	—
dative	Cantwara byriġ	—

Descendants

Middle English: Caunterbury
- English: Canterbury (obsolete Cantelbury)
- → Middle Dutch: Cantelburch, Cantellenborch
  - Dutch: Kantelburg, Kantelberg (obsolete)
- → Middle High German: Candelberc
  - German: Kantelburg (obsolete)
- → Middle Welsh: Kawntlberi
→ Medieval Latin: Cantuaria
→ Old French: Cantorbire (or from Middle English)
- Middle French: Cantorbie, Cantourbie, Cantorbiere, Cantorberi, Contorbie
  - French: Cantorbéry (obsolete Contorberi, Contorbery)
    - → Catalan: Contorberi (obsolete)
    - → German: Contorberi, Contorbery (obsolete)
    - → Italian: Cantorberi
    - → Spanish: Cantórbery (now rare; obsolete Contorberi)
    - → Portuguese: Contorberi (obsolete)
- → Old Galician-Portuguese: Conturbe, Conturbel
- → Old Italian: Cuntorberi
  - Italian: Contorberi, Conturberi, Contorbery (obsolete)
- → Old Spanish: Conturbel
  - Spanish: Conturbel, Contorber (obsolete)
  - → Italian: Conturbel (obsolete)
→ Old Norse: Kantaraborg
- Icelandic: Kantaraborg