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Berg.

a mountain, hill

4 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/bɛrk/[bɛɐ̯k]/b̥ɛrɡ̊//bɛrç/

  1. a mountain, hill

    masculine · strong
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German bërc, from Old High German bërg, itself from Proto-West Germanic *berg, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *bergaz. Compare Dutch berg, German Low German Barg, Berg, Biärg, West Frisian berch, English berry, barrow, Danish bjerg, Swedish berg.

name/bɛrk/[bɛɐ̯k]/b̥ɛrɡ̊//bɛrç/

  1. a surname, as of the composer Alban Berg

    feminine · masculine · proper-noun · surname
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German bërc, from Old High German bërg, itself from Proto-West Germanic *berg, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *bergaz. Compare Dutch berg, German Low German Barg, Berg, Biärg, West Frisian berch, English berry, barrow, Danish bjerg, Swedish berg.

name/bɛrk/[bɛɐ̯k]/b̥ɛrɡ̊//bɛrç/

  1. Berg (a former duchy and later grand duchy in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)

    neuter · proper-noun

  2. Berg (a municipality of Lower Austria, Austria)

    neuter · proper-noun

  3. Berg (any of three municipalities in Bavaria, Germany)

    neuter · proper-noun

  4. Berg (any of three municipalities in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany)

    neuter · proper-noun

  5. Berg (any of two municipalities in Switzerland)

    neuter · proper-noun

  6. Berg (a municipality of Troms, Norway)

    neuter · proper-noun
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German bërc, from Old High German bërg, itself from Proto-West Germanic *berg, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *bergaz. Compare Dutch berg, German Low German Barg, Berg, Biärg, West Frisian berch, English berry, barrow, Danish bjerg, Swedish berg.

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