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Berg

noun · /bɛrk/ ·
Etymology

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.

Translation

  1. a mountain, hill masculine, strong

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominative Berg Berge
Accusative Berg Berge
Dative Berg Bergen
Genitive Berges Berge

Berg

name · /bɛrk/ ·
Etymology

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.

Translation

  1. a surname, as of the composer Alban Berg feminine, masculine, proper-noun, surname

Berg

name · /bɛrk/ ·
Etymology

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.

Translation

  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