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-berg

-berg suffix: added to a stem to form a patronymic or matronymic surname.

Suffix (1)

-berg

  1. Added to a stem to form a patronymic or matronymic surname.

Suffix (2)

-berg

  1. (humorous, usually) Forms nouns defining large agglomerations of a particular substance or quality.
    • He saw a spur-winged plover grubbing on a little mudberg and his eyes told him the mudberg moved when the bird screeched, flew, became a mote.2013, Jonathan Meades, Pompey, →ISBN

Origin of -berg

Borrowed from German -berg.

Back-formation from iceberg.

Questions about -berg

What does -berg mean?
-berg means added to a stem to form a patronymic or matronymic surname.
What part of speech is -berg?
-berg is a suffix.

Words near -berg in the dictionary

  1. -bactam
  2. -bait
  3. -ball
  4. -bamate
  5. -barb-
  6. -berg
  7. -betasol
  8. -bie
  9. -bility
  10. -biont
  11. -biontic

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