Bergisches Land
English edit
Etymology edit
From German Bergisches Land.
Proper noun edit
Bergisches Land
- A low mountain range in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, east of the Rhine and south of the Ruhr; the largest town is Wuppertal.
German edit
Etymology edit
From bergisch (Berg + -isch) and Land.
Named for the County (later Duchy and Grand Duchy) of Berg, only distantly connected (if at all) with Berg (“mountain”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Bergisches Land n (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite nominative das Bergische Land, definite genitive des Bergischen Landes or des Bergischen Lands)
- A low mountain range in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, east of the Rhine and south of the Ruhr; the largest town is Wuppertal.
Declension edit
Declension of Bergisches Land [sg-only, neuter, strong]
| singular | ||
|---|---|---|
| neuter gender | strong declension | |
| nominative | Bergisches Land | |
| genitive | Bergischen Landes, Bergischen Lands | |
| dative | Bergischem Land, Bergischem Lande1 | |
| accusative | Bergisches Land | |
| weak declension | ||
| nominative | das | Bergische Land |
| genitive | des | Bergischen Landes, Bergischen Lands |
| dative | dem | Bergischen Land, Bergischen Lande1 |
| accusative | das | Bergische Land |
| mixed declension | ||
| nominative | ein | Bergisches Land |
| genitive | eines | Bergischen Landes, Bergischen Lands |
| dative | einem | Bergischen Land, Bergischen Lande1 |
| accusative | ein | Bergisches Land |
1Now rare, see notes.