Ernst, You're sure about that? I always thaught that since I pronounced it "ich" but it was written "ig" my pronounciation was dialect... Don't tell me I spoke correctly all this time? :-))) In any case I looked in my Duden, where of course Beurig is not listed, and found for "ewig" the pronounciation "ewic" which for me reads as "ig" and not "ich" for which the pronounciatio would be written "iç", same thing for "König" whose pronounciation is written "künic" and not "küniç". But then I alwasy had trouble reading those dictionnary pronounciations. Barbara ----- Message d'origine ----- De : "Ernst Mettlach" <[email protected]> À : "barbara schnubel" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Envoyé : dimanche 23 juin 2002 08:30 Objet : Re: [TRIER-ROOTS-L] Borg/Bourich--Tressel > Barbara, > > nouns with the ending "-ig" are pronounced as "-ich" in high german. Thats > not dialect. So it is correct to say "Beurich or "Koenich" or "ewich". > Take a look at the phonetic transcriptions in the Duden or Wahrig > dictionaries. > > Regards, > Ernst > Trier/Deutschland > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: barbara schnubel <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, June 22, 2002 2:44 PM > Subject: Re: [TRIER-ROOTS-L] Borg/Bourich--Tressel > > > > Hello, > > > > In this case you were right with Beurig. In the area the "ig" finals are > > often pronounced "ich"... that's dialect :-) And as they often wrote > > according to sound, it's logic to find "Beurich". > > > > Barbara > > France > > > > > > ----- Message d'origine ----- > > De : "edmonda" <[email protected]> > > À : <[email protected]> > > Envoyé : samedi 22 juin 2002 12:27 > > Objet : [TRIER-ROOTS-L] Borg/Bourich--Tressel > > > > > > > Hello, > > > In reading comments about the history of Borg and its previous > spellings, > > I am reminded of my ancestor's tombstone inscription-- > > > "Johann Tressel, Geb Beurich, Kries Trier, Regieringshezsch Saarberg, > Geb > > 17 June 1797." Obviously, many naive spelling errors in it. I had > decided > > that "Beurich" was Beurig, but possibly it should have been Borg? Johann > > came to Illinois in the early 1850's. > > > Ann > > > > > > > > > ==== TRIER-ROOTS Mailing List ==== > > > Going on vacation longer than 4 days? Go to > > > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/DEU/TRIER-ROOTS.html > > > to unsubscribe > > > > > > > > > ==== TRIER-ROOTS Mailing List ==== > > Going on vacation longer than 4 days? Go to > > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/DEU/TRIER-ROOTS.html > > to unsubscribe > > >