berg
/bɜːɡ/US/bɝɡ/
berg noun: an iceberg.
Noun (1)
berg (plural bergs)
- An iceberg.
- The ice was thin, and only a few areas had bergs large enough to support marine mammals.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
Noun (2)
berg (plural bergs)
- A mountain.
- 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 ...2004, Alan Goldfein, “A Wonderful Drive”, in Europe's Macadam, America's Tar: How America Really Compares to "Old Europe", American Editions, →ISBN, page 46
Proper noun capitalized: Berg
Berg
- A former duchy and later grand duchy in North Rhine-Westphalia (Western Germany).
- A municipality of Troms, Norway.
- A municipality in Jämtland County, Sweden.
- A surname from German common in the US, associated with German or Scandinavian ancestry.
berg meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
berg in Hindi
- बर्ग
berg in Tamil
- பனிப்பாறை
berg in Marathi
- बर्ग
berg in Urdu
- برگ
More languagesFewer languages
- berg in Bengali
- বার্গ
- berg in Telugu
- బెర్గ్
- berg in Malayalam
- ബെർഗ്
- berg in Kannada
- ಬರ್ಗ್
- berg in Punjabi
- ਬਰਗ, ਬਰੱਗ
- berg in Gujarati
- બર્ગ
- berg in Odia
- ବର୍ଗ୍, ବାର୍ଗ୍
- berg in Nepali
- बर्ग
Forms of berg
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Origin of berg
Clipping of iceberg.
Borrowed from Afrikaans berg. Doublet of barrow and bergh.
From German Berg or Swedish berg, either term meaning hill or mountain.
Words formed from berg
Phrases with berg
Words that rhyme with berg
Questions about berg
- What does berg mean?
- Berg means an iceberg.
- What is berg in Hindi?
- Berg in Hindi is बर्ग. See Berg meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is berg?
- Berg can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce berg?
- Berg is pronounced /bɜːɡ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of berg?
- The plural of berg is bergs.
Words near berg in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: berg (page history and authors); Berg (page history and authors); berg (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); berg (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); berg (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); berg (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); berg (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); berg (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); berg (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); berg (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); berg (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); berg (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); berg (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); berg (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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