English Explanatory Dictionary

berg

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An iceberg.
noun
  1. A mountain.
name
  1. A place name, notably of:
  2. A former duchy and later grand duchy in North Rhine-Westphalia (Western Germany).
  3. A municipality of Troms, Norway.
  4. A municipality in Jämtland County, Sweden.
  5. A surname from German common in the US, associated with German or Scandinavian ancestry.

Pronunciation

/bɜːɡ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-berg.wav /bɝɡ/

Word forms

berg bergs

Etymology

Clipping of iceberg.

Related words

iceberg bergshrund

Derived words

bergfield earthberg fatberg floeberg bergfall bergwind
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