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Bergen

See also: bergen

English edit

 
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Bergen city

Etymology 1 edit

From Norwegian Bergen, from Old Norse Bjǫrgvin (“meadow between the mountains”).

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Bergen

  1. A port city in Norway.
    Bergen, in Hordaland county, is Norway's second-largest city.
  2. A Catholic diocese named after the above see.
  3. A city and hamlet in North Dakota.
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Etymology 2 edit

From Dutch Bergen, from Middle Dutch bergen.

Proper noun edit

Bergen

  1. A municipality and village in Limburg province, Netherlands.
  2. A municipality and town in North Holland province, Netherlands.
  3. A town and village in Genesee County, New York, United States.
  4. An unincorporated community in Rock County, Wisconsin, United States.
  5. A town in Marathon County, Wisconsin.
  6. A town in Vernon County, Wisconsin.
  7. (historical) A part of New Netherland, the name survives in Bergen County.
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Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

Plural of berg (“mountain”).

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Bergen n

  1. Mons (a city, municipality, and capital of Hainaut, Belgium)
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Etymology 2 edit

From Norwegian Bergen, from Old Norse Bjǫrgvin (“meadow between the mountains”).

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Bergen n

  1. Bergen (a port city in Norway)
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Etymology 3 edit

  • (Limburg) First attested as de barge in 1230. Initially derived from the dative singular form of Middle Dutch berg (“hill, elevated place”). The toponym later shifted to the dative plural form of berg and acquired the meaning settlement at/on the hill.
  • (Noord-Holland) First attested as bergum in 918-948. Derived from the dative plural form of Old Dutch berga (“hill, elevated place”), referring here to a series of dunes.

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: Ber‧gen

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Bergen n

  1. A village and municipality of Limburg, Netherlands.
    Synonym: Baerge (“dialect form”)
    Meronyms: Afferden, Aijen, Beekheuvel, Bergsche Heide, Bleijenbeek, Bosscherheide, Elsteren, Gening, Groote Horst, Hengeland, Heukelom, Kamp, Kleine Horst, Knikkerdorp, Koekoek, Lakei, Op de Belt, Rimpelt, Siebengewald, Smal, 't Leuken, Tuindorp, Vrij, Well, Wellerlooi, Zeelberg
  2. A village and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands.
    Meronyms: Aagtdorp, Bergen aan Zee, Bregtdorp, Catrijp, Camperduin, Egmond aan den Hoef, Egmond aan Zee, Egmond-Binnen, Egmondermeer, Groet, Hargen, Het Woud, Rinnegom, Schoorl, Westdorp, Wimmenum, Zanegeest
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References edit

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “bergen”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

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Etymology edit

From Norwegian Bergen, from Old Norse Bjǫrgvin (“meadow between the mountains”).

Proper noun edit

Bergen ?

  1. Bergen (a port city in Norway)

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Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

Cognate with Dutch berg (“mountain”) [cfr. etymology 2], German Berg (“mountain”), etc.

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Bergen n (proper noun, genitive Bergens or (optionally with an article) Bergen)

  1. A city in Hesse
  2. A town on the island of Rügen, in the Baltic Sea, Germany
  3. The Belgian city Mons, in the former countship Hennegau (and modern Hainaut province)

Etymology 2 edit

From Norwegian Bergen, from Old Norse Bjǫrgvin (“meadow between the mountains”), cognate with Dutch berg (“mountain”) [cfr. etymology 1], German Berg (“mountain”), etc.

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Bergen n (proper noun, genitive Bergens or (optionally with an article) Bergen)

  1. Bergen (a port city in Norway)

Etymology 3 edit

Noun edit

Bergen

  1. dative plural of Berg

Norwegian Bokmål edit

 
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View of Lille Lungegårdsvann, Fisketorget and the rest of the downtown area, in Bergen, Norway.

Etymology edit

From Old Norse Bjǫrgvin (“Bergen”), from bjarg (“rock, boulder, cliff”) + vin (“meadow, pasture”). The locations outside of Norway, are derived directly from the Norwegian city.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɛrɡən/
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  • Rhymes: -ən
  • Hyphenation: Ber‧gen

Proper noun edit

Bergen

  1. Bergen (a port city, urban area, and municipality of Vestland, Norway)
  2. Bergen (a historical county of Norway)
  3. Bergen (a city and hamlet in North Dakota, United States)
  4. Bergen (an unincorporated community in Mountain View County, Canada)
  5. Bergen (a town in Genesee County, New York, United States)
  6. Bergen (a village in Bergen, Genesee County, New York, United States)

Derived terms edit

References edit

  • “Bergen” in Store norske leksikon

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Norwegian Nynorsk edit

 
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Etymology edit

From Old Norse Bjǫrgvin (“meadow between the mountains”), influenced by German due to the Hanseatic League and eventually replaced the native Bjørgvin. From bjarg (“rock, boulder, cliff”) + vin (“meadow, pasture”).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /¹bɛrɡən/
  • (Bergen) IPA(key): [¹bæːɰ.ɡɛn]
  • (Strilalandet, traditional) IPA(key): /bærn/

Proper noun edit

Bergen

  1. Bergen (a port city and municipality of Hordaland, Norway)
  2. A former county of Western Norway, now a part of Hordaland

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