berg
English edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /bɜːɡ/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
- (General American) IPA(key): /bɝɡ/
- Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)ɡ
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
berg (plural bergs)
- An iceberg.
- 1997, David J. Rugh with Kim E.W. Shelden, “Spotted Seals, Phoca Largha, in Alaska”, in Marine Fisheries Review, volume 59, number 1, page 1:
- The ice was thin, and only a few areas had bergs large enough to support marine mammals.
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from Afrikaans berg. Doublet of barrow.
Noun edit
berg (plural bergs)
- (chiefly South Africa) mountain
- 2004, Alan Goldfein, “A Wonderful Drive”, in Europe's Macadam, America's Tar: How America Really Compares to "Old Europe"[1], American Editions, →ISBN, page 46:
- There are in fact many such subterranean underways in Germany, speeding traffic beneath bergs, burgs and villages and into and around and under big city downtowns ...
Related terms edit
Anagrams edit
Afrikaans edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
berg (plural berge, diminutive bergie)
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- → English: berg
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
berg (present berg, present participle bergende, past participle geberg)
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From Norwegian berg, from Old Norse berg. Also from German Berg.
Noun edit
berg n (singular definite berget, plural indefinite berge)
- (chiefly Norway) alternative form of bjerg (“mountain, hill”)
- 1907, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, edited by Moltke Moe, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnsons fortællinger, page 185:
- han [så] manden […] kjøre gjennom bragende ildsluer ind i det åbne berget, der stod over ham som en port.
- he [saw] the man […] drive through crackling fires into the open mountain, which stood over him like a gate.
Descendants edit
- Norwegian Bokmål: berg
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Dutch berch, from Old Dutch berg, from Proto-West Germanic *berg, from Proto-Germanic *bergaz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ-.
Noun edit
berg m (plural bergen, diminutive bergje n)
- mountain, hill
- (figurative) a large amount, a pile; a stock, reserve; a surplus
Derived terms edit
- bergachtig
- bergaf
- bergafwaarts
- bergbeekeend
- bergbeklimmer
- bergbewoner
- bergdorp
- bergeend
- bergfort
- berggeest
- berggeit
- berggod
- berggodin
- berghelling
- berghoen
- bergijs
- bergketen
- bergklassement
- bergkraai
- bergkristal
- bergleeuw
- berglijster
- berglook
- bergman
- bergnimf
- bergop
- bergopwaarts
- bergpad
- bergpas
- bergreeks
- bergreus
- bergrijst
- bergrit
- bergrug
- bergsteentijm
- bergstof
- bergstok
- bergteer
- bergtop
- bergvesting
- bergvlas
- bergvrede
- bergvrouw
- bergweide
- bergwerker
- bergzout
- gebergte
- steenberg
- tafelberg
- wijnberg
- Aan de Berg
- Aan de Bergen
- Aasterberg
- Achterberg
- Albergen
- Alsemberg
- Beekbergen
- Belsberg
- Benedenberg
- Berg
- Berg aan de Maas
- Berg en Dal
- Bergakker
- Bergambacht
- Bergeijk
- Bergen
- Bergen aan Zee
- Bergen op Zoom
- Bergendries
- Bergenhuizen
- Bergerden
- Bergharen
- Berghem
- Berghof
- Berghuizen
- Beusbergen
- Beuseberg
- Blankenberge
- Blauberg
- Blekkenberg
- Bloemberg
- Bolberg
- Bolderberg
- Bolenberg
- Bouwberg
- Boxbergheide
- Braamberg
- Caberg
- Destelbergen
- Dolberg
- Driebergen-Rijsenburg
- Duinbergen
- Eibergen
- Emmaberg
- Engsbergen
- Ertsberg
- Etsberg
- Everberg
- Fluitenberg
- Frezenberg
- Fromberg
- Galgenberg
- Geertruidenberg
- Genenberg
- Geraardsbergen
- Gerkenberg
- Gramsbergen
- Grasberg
- Grembergen
- Grevenberg
- Grimbergen
- Grotenberge
- Haaksbergen
- Hardenberg
- Hasseberg
- Havelterberg
- Heeserbergen
- Heist-op-den-Berg
- Hertsberge
- Homberg
- Houwenberg
- Huijbergen
- Huldenberg
- Hulsberg
- Hussenberg
- Kaffeberg
- Kalenberg
- Katsberg
- Keerbergen
- Keiberg
- Keutenberg
- Kleeberg
- Kluisbergen
- Kortenberg
- Kosberg
- Kreitsberg
- Kronenberg
- Kruisberg
- Kukkelberg
- Kunderberg
- Ledeberg
- Lemberge
- Loksbergen
- Luttenberg
- Maarsbergen
- Mariënberg
- Molsberg
- Muiderberg
- Nederhorst den Berg
- Oombergen
- Oomsberg
- Oudsbergen
- Overberg
- Pellenberg
- Pottelberg
- Pottenberg
- Ransberg
- Rijsbergen
- 's-Heerenberg
- Schaarsbergen
- Schaesberg
- Schilberg
- Schurenberg
- Schweiberg
- Senselberg
- Sint Odiliënberg
- Sint-Amandsberg
- Sint-Jansberg
- Sint-Winoksbergen
- Snauwenberg
- Snijdersberg
- Soesterberg
- Spiesberg
- Stadenberg
- Steenbergen
- Struikberg
- Tempelberg
- Tubbergen
- Ubachsberg
- Ubbergen
- Uitbergen
- Vaalserberg
- Vosseberg
- Wagenberg
- Wamberg
- Wauberg
- Welberg
- Woudenberg
- Zandberg
- Zandbergen
- Zeelberg
- Zeilberg
- Zevenbergen
- Zilverberg
- Zwartberg
Descendants edit
- Afrikaans: berg
- → English: berg
- Berbice Creole Dutch: berki
- Jersey Dutch: bêrix
- Negerhollands: berg, bergi
- → Aukan: beligi
- → Sranan Tongo: bergi
- → Caribbean Javanese: bérgi
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
berg
- inflection of bergen:
Faroese edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse berg, from Proto-Germanic *bergaz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ-.
Noun edit
berg n (genitive singular bergs, plural berg)
Declension edit
Declension of berg | ||||
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n3 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | berg | bergið | berg | bergini |
accusative | berg | bergið | berg | bergini |
dative | bergi | berginum | bergum | bergunum |
genitive | bergs | bergsins | berga | berganna |
Related terms edit
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
berg n (genitive singular bergs, nominative plural berg)
Declension edit
Derived terms edit
Limburgish edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Dutch berch.
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
berg m
- (geography) mountain, hill (refers to any elevated terrain)
- (figuratively) pile, heap
- (in the plural) mountain range
Declension edit
Singular | Plural | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Root | Mutation | Diminutive | Diminutive Mutation | Root | Mutation | Diminutive | Diminutive Mutation | |
Nominative | berg | perg | bergske | pergske | berg | perg | bergskes | pergskes |
Genitive | bergs | pergs | bergskes | pergskes | berg | perg | bergskes | pergskes |
Locative | berges | perges | bergeske | pergeske | bergese | pergese | bergeskes | pergeskes |
Dative | bergem (archaic) | pergem (archaic) | bergskem (archaic) | pergskem (archaic) | berg | perg | bergskes | pergskes |
Accusative | berge (archaic) | perge (archaic) | bergske | pergske | berg | perg | bergskes | pergskes |
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
From earlier barg (with an umlaut on the root vowel). From Proto-West Germanic *barug, from Proto-Germanic *barugaz.
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
berg m
- (some dialects, including Maastrichtian, Sittard, Valkenburg) a castrated pig, swine
Declension edit
Singular | Plural | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Root | Mutation | Diminutive | Diminutive Mutation | Root | Mutation | Diminutive | Diminutive Mutation | |
Nominative | berg | perg | bergske | pergske | berg | perg | bergskes | pergskes |
Genitive | bergs | pergs | bergskes | pergskes | berg | perg | bergskes | pergskes |
Locative | berges | perges | bergeske | pergeske | bergese | pergese | bergeskes | pergeskes |
Dative | bergem (archaic) | pergem (archaic) | bergskem (archaic) | pergskem (archaic) | berg | perg | bergskes | pergskes |
Accusative | berge (archaic) | perge (archaic) | bergske | pergske | berg | perg | bergskes | pergskes |
Etymology 3 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
berg
- nominative/genitive/dative/accusative plural of berg
- (archaic) accusative singular of berg
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old English ġebeorg (unprefixed beorg is found in compounds; compare scūrbeorg (“roof, shelter from the storm”)), from beorgan (“to shelter, protect”).
Noun edit
berg
References edit
- “berg, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-04.
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Norse berg, bjarg, from Proto-Germanic *bergaz. Related to berge (“rescue, bring to shore/land”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
berg n (definite singular berget, indefinite plural berg, definite plural berga or bergene)
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
berg
- imperative of berge
References edit
- “berg” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Norse berg, bjarg, from Proto-Germanic *bergaz.
Noun edit
berg n (definite singular berget, indefinite plural berg, definite plural berga)
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Doublet of bjørg, from Old Norse bjǫrg.
Noun edit
berg f (definite singular berga, indefinite plural berger, definite plural bergene)
Related terms edit
Male given names:
Female given names:
References edit
- “berg” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *berg.
Noun edit
berg m
Declension edit
Descendants edit
- Middle Dutch: berch
Further reading edit
- “berg”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
Old High German edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *berg.
Noun edit
berg m (plural berga)
Declension edit
case | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | berg | berga |
accusative | berg | berga |
genitive | berges | bergo |
dative | berge | bergum |
instrumental | bergu | — |
Descendants edit
Old Norse edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *bergą, *bergaz.
Noun edit
berg n
Declension edit
Descendants edit
- Icelandic: berg, bjarg
- Faroese: berg, bjarg, bjørg
- Norwegian: berg
- Elfdalian: bjärr, bjärg-, bjärgs-, bjärrs-
- Old Swedish: biærgh, bærgh
- Swedish: berg
- Old Danish: biargh, biærgh, bærgh
- Gutnish: berg, bjerg, bjerr
- → Scots: berg
References edit
Old Saxon edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *berg.
Noun edit
berg m
Declension edit
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | berg | bergos |
accusative | berg | bergos |
genitive | berges | bergō |
dative | berge | bergum |
instrumental | — | — |
Descendants edit
Romanian edit
Adjective edit
berg m or n (feminine singular bergă, masculine plural bergi, feminine and neuter plural berge)
Declension edit
References edit
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse bjarg, berg, from Proto-Germanic *bergaz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ-.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
berg n
- a mountain
- De besteg berget
- They climbed the mountain
- rock, bedrock
- Man har borrat genom berget i jakt på rikedom
- People have drilled through the rock in search of riches
- eld i berget!
- warning cry that an explosive charge has been ignited in a mine
- a mountain, a very large heap or pile
- ett berg av papper
- a mountain of paper
Declension edit
Declension of berg | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | berg | berget | berg | bergen |
Genitive | bergs | bergets | bergs | bergens |
Derived terms edit
- berg-och-dal-bana
- bergakung
- bergart
- bergbana
- bergbestigare
- bergbestigning
- bergborr
- bergborrning
- bergbrant
- bergbäck
- bergfast
- bergfink
- bergformation
- berggrund
- berggylta
- berghylla
- berghäll
- bergig
- bergighet
- bergis
- bergkam
- bergknalle
- bergkristall
- berglager
- berglandskap
- berglärka
- bergmassiv
- bergmästare
- bergochdalbana
- bergolja
- bergplatå
- bergras
- bergrum
- bergrygg
- bergsbestigare
- bergsbestigning
- bergsbo
- bergsbrant
- bergsbruk
- bergsby
- bergsbäck
- bergsfolk
- bergsformation
- bergsgorilla
- bergshantering
- bergshylla
- bergshöjd
- bergsida
- bergsingenjör
- bergsjö
- bergskam
- bergskedja
- bergsklyfta
- bergsklättrare
- bergsklättring
- bergsknalle
- bergskreva
- bergskrön
- bergslag
- bergslandskap
- bergslejon
- bergsluttning
- bergsman
- bergsmassiv
- bergsområde
- bergspass
- bergsplatå
- bergspredikan
- bergspring
- bergsprängare
- bergsprängning
- bergsrygg
- bergsråd
- bergssal
- bergssida
- bergsskreva
- bergssluttning
- bergsstaten
- bergstopp
- bergstrakt
- bergsträckning
- bergsvetenskap
- bergsväg
- bergsvägg
- bergsäker
- bergtagen
- bergtall
- bergtopp
- bergtorsk
- bergtroll
- bergtunga
- bergtäkt
- berguv
- bergvägg
- bergvärme
- bergås
- fläskberg
- fågelberg
- ostberg
- sitta som berget
- smörberg
- urberg