Bern
English
editPronunciation
edit- (UK) enPR: bû(r)n, IPA(key): /bɜː(ɹ)n/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (US) IPA(key): /bɝn/
- Homophone: burn
- Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)n
- (local) enPR: bârn, IPA(key): /bɛ(ɹ)n/
- Homophone: bairn
- Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ)n
Etymology 1
editFrom Alemannic German Bärn, of uncertain further origin.
A popular folk etymology says it was named by its founder, Berthold V, Duke of Zähringen, after the first animal he saw in the area, a Bär(in) (“bear”) (compare Berlin, subject to a similar folk etymology).
The name is now thought to be connected to a Celtic word, Proto-Celtic *berna (“cleft”) (from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH- (“to carve out, cut”))[1][2] and *branos (“raven”) (compare the name ΒΡΕΝΟΔΩΡ (BRENODŌR), on the Bern zinc tablet, which has also been connected with the Gaulish name Brennus). More at Bern.
Alternative forms
editProper noun
editBern (countable and uncountable, plural Berns)
- A placename
- The capital city of Switzerland; capital city of Bern canton.
- A canton of Switzerland.
- A surname
Derived terms
editTranslations
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See also
edit- (cantons of Switzerland) Appenzell Inner Rhodes, Appenzell Outer Rhodes, Aargau, Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Bern, Fribourg, Geneva, Glarus, Grisons, Jura, Lucerne, Neuchâtel, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, Solothurn, St. Gallen, Thurgau, Ticino, Uri, Vaud, Valais, Zug, Zurich (Category: en:Cantons of Switzerland)
References
edit- Andres Kristol (ed.), 2005: Lexikon der schweizerischen Gemeindenamen, Huber, Frauenfeld, p. 143. →ISBN
Etymology 2
editAbbreviations
- Clipping of Bernard.
- Clipping of Bernadette.
- Clipping of Bernice.
Proper noun
editBern (plural Berns)
- A unisex given name, variant of Bernie
- A diminutive of the male given name Bernard, variant of Bernie
- A diminutive of the female given names Bernadette or Bernice, variant of Bernie
Anagrams
editAfrikaans
editProper noun
editBern
- Bern (the capital city of Switzerland; capital city of Bern canton)
- Bern (a canton of Switzerland).
Derived terms
editCzech
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editBern m inan (related adjective bernský)
- Bern (the capital city of Switzerland; capital city of Bern canton)
- Bern (a canton of Switzerland)
Declension
editFurther reading
edit- “Bern”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
Danish
editProper noun
editBern
- Bern (the capital city of Switzerland; capital city of Bern canton)
- Bern (a canton of Switzerland)
Dutch
editEtymology 1
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editBern n
- Bern (the capital city of Switzerland; capital city of Bern canton)
- Bern (a canton of Switzerland)
Etymology 2
editFirst attested as birni in 709. Derived from Proto-Germanic *birnu- (“muck, manure, mud that looks like manure”) with collectivising suffix *-ja-.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editBern n
- A hamlet in Zaltbommel, Gelderland, Netherlands
References
edit- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
Estonian
editProper noun
editBern
- Bern (the capital city of Switzerland; capital city of Bern canton)
- Bern (a canton of Switzerland)
Faroese
editProper noun
editBern ?
- Bern (the capital of Switzerland)
German
editAlternative forms
edit- BE (canton; ISO 3166-2:CH)
Etymology
editBorrowed from Alemannic German Bärn.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editBern n (proper noun, genitive Berns or (optionally with an article) Bern)
- Bern (the capital city of Switzerland; capital city of Bern canton)
- Bern (a canton of Switzerland)
- Synonym: Kanton Bern
Derived terms
editSee also
edit- (cantons of Switzerland) Schweizer Kantone; Aargau, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Bern, Freiburg, Genf, Glarus, Graubünden, Jura, Luzern, Neuenburg, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, Solothurn, St. Gallen, Tessin, Thurgau, Uri, Waadt, Wallis, Zug, Zürich (Category: de:Cantons of Switzerland)
Further reading
editIcelandic
editProper noun
editBern ?
- Bern (the capital of Switzerland)
Serbo-Croatian
editEtymology
editFrom Alemannic German Bärn.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editBȇrn m (Cyrillic spelling Бе̑рн)
- Bern (the capital city of Switzerland; capital city of Bern canton)
- Bern (a canton of Switzerland)
Declension
editReferences
edit- “Bern”, in Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
Slovak
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editBern m inan (genitive singular Bernu, declension pattern of dub)
- Bern (the capital of Switzerland)
References
edit- “Bern”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024
Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom Alemannic German Bärn.
Proper noun
editBern n (genitive Berns)
- Bern (the capital city of Switzerland; capital city of Bern canton)
- Bern (a canton of Switzerland)
- English 1-syllable words
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- Rhymes:English/ɜː(ɹ)n
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- nl:Villages in Gelderland, Netherlands
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