burgus

Latin

Etymology

First attested in the early second century CE, of disputed origin: either a late borrowing from Proto-Germanic *burgz (or from a descendant in a daughter language, such as Frankish *burg or Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌲𐍃 (baurgs)) or from Ancient Greek πύργος (púrgos).

Noun

burgus m (genitive burgī); second declension

(Late Latin, originally) A fort or castle, especially a smaller one; a watchtower.
(Late Latin, generally) A fortified town; a walled town.
(Medieval Latin) A borough: a town specially incorporated and with special rights.

Inflection

Second declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	burgus	burgī
Genitive	burgī	burgōrum
Dative	burgō	burgīs
Accusative	burgum	burgōs
Ablative	burgō	burgīs
Vocative	burge	burgī

Derived terms

Descendants

Old French: burc, burg, borc, bourg, bourc
- Middle French: bourg, bourc
  - French: bourg
- Norman: bourg
Italian: borgo
Old Portuguese: burgo
- Galician: burgo
- Portuguese: burgo
Old Occitan: burg, burc
- Catalan: burg, burch
  - Catalan: burg
Sardinian: burgu
Spanish: burgo

References

burgus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
burgus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
burgus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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