Bergland
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Norwegian Bergland.
Proper noun
editBergland (plural Berglands)
- A surname from Norwegian.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Bergland is the 36099th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 621 individuals. Bergland is most common among White (90.82%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bergland”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 142.
German
editEtymology
editFrom Berg (“mountain”) + Land (“land”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editBergland n (strong, genitive Berglandes or Berglands, plural Bergländer)
- an area with many mountains; mountainous country or mountainous region
Declension
editDeclension of Bergland [neuter, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | das | Bergland | die | Bergländer |
genitive | eines | des | Berglandes, Berglands | der | Bergländer |
dative | einem | dem | Bergland, Berglande1 | den | Bergländern |
accusative | ein | das | Bergland | die | Bergländer |
1Now rare, see notes.
See also
editProper noun
editBergland n (proper noun, genitive Berglands or (optionally with an article) Bergland)
- A municipality of Lower Austria, Austria
Further reading
edit- “Bergland” in Duden online
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