ijsberg
Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Dutch ijsberch, equivalent to ijs (“ice”) + berg (“mountain”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editijsberg m (plural ijsbergen, diminutive ijsbergje n)
- iceberg (mountain-size mass of floating ice)
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editDescendants
edit- Afrikaans: ysberg
- → Danish: isbjerg (calque)
- → English: iceberg
- → Azerbaijani: aysberq
- → French: iceberg
- → Spanish: iceberg
- → Portuguese: iceberg, icebergue, aicebergue (prescriptive)
- → Turkish: aysberg
- → Welsh: eisberg
- → German: Eisberg (calque)
- → Azerbaijani: aysberq
- → Esperanto: glacimonto (calque)
- → Russian: а́йсберг (ájsberg)
- → Armenian: այսբերգ (aysberg)
- → Papiamentu: ijsberg, eisbèrg
- → West Frisian: iisberch (calque)