See also: Berch and bèrch

Middle Dutch

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Etymology

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From Old Dutch berg, from Proto-West Germanic *berg.

Noun

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berch m

  1. mountain, hill

Inflection

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Strong masculine
singular plural
nominative berch berge
accusative berch berge
genitive berchs berge
dative berge bergen

Descendants

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  • Dutch: berg
    • Afrikaans: berg
      • English: berg
    • Berbice Creole Dutch: berki
    • Jersey Dutch: bêrix
    • Negerhollands: berg, bergi
    • Aukan: beligi
    • Sranan Tongo: bergi
      • Caribbean Javanese: bérgi
  • Limburgish: berg

Further reading

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West Frisian

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Etymology

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From Old Frisian berch, from Proto-West Germanic *berg.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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berch c (plural bergen, diminutive berchje)

  1. mountain

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • berch (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011