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bertha

/ˈbɜː(ɹ)θə/US/ˈbɝθə/

bertha noun: a lace collar that covers the shoulders of a dress.

Noun

bertha (plural berthas)

  1. A lace collar that covers the shoulders of a dress

Proper noun capitalized: Bertha

Bertha

  1. A female given name from the Germanic languages.
    • You are the beautiful Bertha, the spinner, the queen of Helvetia; / She whose story I read at a stall in the streets of Southampton1858, Henry Wadswoth Longfellow, The Courtship of Miles Standish
    • Why couldn't they have called her by her first name, Bertha, which was beautiful and dignified, instead of that silly "Rilla"?1921, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Rilla of Ingleside, Echo Library, published 2006, →ISBN, page 12
  2. (alternative) Alternative form of Perchta (“goddess in Alpine paganism”).

bertha meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

bertha in Hindi

बर्था, बरथा

bertha in Tamil

பெர்த்தா

bertha in Marathi

बर्था, बरथा

bertha in Urdu

برتھا, برتھہ
More languagesFewer languages
bertha in Bengali
বার্থা
bertha in Telugu
బెర్తా, బెర్థా
bertha in Malayalam
ബെർത്ത, ബെർത്താ
bertha in Kannada
ಬರ್ಥಾ, ಬೆರ್ತಾ
bertha in Punjabi
ਬਰਥਾ
bertha in Gujarati
બર્થા
bertha in Nepali
बर्था, बरथा

Forms of bertha

pluralberthas

Origin of bertha

Probably from French berthe, from the name Berthe (English Bertha).

Definitely from Old English Berþa as a result of metathesis of h, from earlier Old English Berhte (“bright one”), influence of Latin Bercta. Alternatively, from Old High German berhta (“bright one”), which was an epithet of the goddess Frigg.

Phrases with bertha

Words that rhyme with bertha

Questions about bertha

What does bertha mean?
Bertha means a lace collar that covers the shoulders of a dress.
What is bertha in Hindi?
Bertha in Hindi is बर्था, बरथा. See Bertha meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is bertha?
Bertha can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce bertha?
Bertha is pronounced /ˈbɜː(ɹ)θə/.
What is the plural of bertha?
The plural of bertha is berthas.

Words near bertha in the dictionary

  1. Bertelson
  2. Bertelsons
  3. Bertes
  4. Berteștii de Jos
  5. berth
  6. bertha
  7. berthage
  8. berthages
  9. berthas
  10. berthe
  11. berthed

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