*bergaz
Runic: ᛒᛖᚱᚷᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈber.ɣɑz/noun · masculine · a-stem
Meanings
hill, mountain
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰ-o-s (‘hill’) from root bʰérǵʰ- (‘to rise up, ascend; to be elevated, up high’). Cognate with Proto-Balto-Slavic *bérgas (‘hill’).
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | bergaz | bergōz, bergōs |
| Acc. | bergą | berganz |
| Gen. | bergas, birgis | bergǫ̂ |
| Dat. | bergai | bergamaz |
| Inst. | bergō | bergamiz |
| Voc. | berg | bergōz, bergōs |
Descendants
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*berg (Proto-West Germanic)
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berg (Old Dutch)
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berch (Middle Dutch)
- berg (Limburgish)
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berch (Middle Dutch)
-
berg (Old Dutch)
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*berg (Proto-West Germanic)
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berg (Old Dutch)
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berch (Middle Dutch)
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berg (Dutch)
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berg (Afrikaans)
- berg (English)
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berg (Afrikaans)
-
berg (Dutch)
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berch (Middle Dutch)
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berg (Old Dutch)
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*berg (Proto-West Germanic)
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beorg, beorh, berg, biorg (Old English)
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bergh, berȝ, beruȝ, beruh, berw (Middle English)
- barrow, bergh (English)
- burrae (Scots)
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bergh, berȝ, beruȝ, beruh, berw (Middle English)
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beorg, beorh, berg, biorg (Old English)
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*berg (Proto-West Germanic)
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beorg, beorh, berg, biorg (Old English)
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berȝe, beryhe, berye (Middle English)
- berry (English)
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berȝe, beryhe, berye (Middle English)
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beorg, beorh, berg, biorg (Old English)
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*berg (Proto-West Germanic)
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berch (Old Frisian)
- Bíerig, Bierich (Saterland Frisian)
- berch (West Frisian)
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berch (Old Frisian)
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*berg (Proto-West Germanic)
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berg, perc (Old High German)
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bërc (Middle High German)
- Bäärg, Bärg, Bèèrg, Bërg (Alemannic German)
- Berch (Central Franconian)
- Barg (East Central German)
- Berg (German)
- Bierg (Luxembourgish)
- Barig (Pennsylvania German)
- באַרג (barg) (Yiddish)
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bërc (Middle High German)
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berg, perc (Old High German)
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*berg (Proto-West Germanic)
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berg, berag (Old Saxon)
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berch, barg (Middle Low German)
- Boajch (Plautdietsch)
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berch, barg (Middle Low German)
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berg, berag (Old Saxon)
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*berg (Proto-West Germanic)
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berg, berag (Old Saxon)
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berch, barg (Middle Low German)
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Barg, Biärg, Berg (Low German)
- Barg (Low German)
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Barg, Biärg, Berg (Low German)
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berch, barg (Middle Low German)
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berg, berag (Old Saxon)
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berg, bjarg (Old Norse)
- berg, bjarg, bjørg (Faroese)
- berg, bjerg, bjerr (Gutnish)
- berg, bjarg (Icelandic)
- berg (Scots)
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berg, bjarg (Old Norse)
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berg (Norwegian)
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berg (Danish)
- berg (Norwegian Bokmål)
-
berg (Danish)
-
berg (Norwegian)
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berg, bjarg (Old Norse)
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biargh, biærgh, bærgh (Old Danish)
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bjerg (Danish)
- bjerg (Norwegian Bokmål)
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bjerg (Danish)
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biargh, biærgh, bærgh (Old Danish)
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berg, bjarg (Old Norse)
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biærgh, bærgh (Old Swedish)
- berg (Swedish)
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biærgh, bærgh (Old Swedish)
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*𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌲𐍃 (*bairgs) (Gothic)
- 𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌲𐌰𐌷𐌴𐌹 (bairgahei) (Gothic)