berc

berc

See also: Berc, bérc, bêrc, and bërc

Middle High German

Etymology

    From Old High German bërg, from Proto-Germanic *bergaz.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈbɛrk/

    Noun

    bërc m

    1. a mountain

    Declension

    Declension of bërc (strong masculine without umlaut)
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative ein dër bërc die bërge
    genitive eines dës bërges dër bërge
    dative eime dëm bërge dën bërgen
    accusative einen dën bërc die bërge

    Descendants

    • Alemannic German: Bäärg, Bärg, Bèèrg, Bërg
    • Bavarian:
      Cimbrian: pèrge
      Mòcheno: pèrg
    • Central Franconian: Berch
      Eifel: Bersch
      Hunsrik: Berrich
    • East Central German: Barg (Erzgebirgisch)
    • German: Berg
    • Luxembourgish: Bierg
    • Pennsylvania German: Barig
    • Yiddish: באַרג (barg)

    References

    • Benecke, Georg Friedrich; Müller, Wilhelm; Zarncke, Friedrich (1863), “berc”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel
    • Köbler, Gerhard (2014), “bërc”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch‎[1] (in German), 3rd edition

    Old English

    Noun

    berc f

    1. alternative form of beorc

    Romanian

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Hungarian berek.

    Noun

    berc n (plural bercuri)

    1. (Transylvania) grove

    Declension

    singular plural
    indefinite definite indefinite definite
    nominative-accusative berc bercul bercuri bercurile
    genitive-dative berc bercului bercuri bercurilor
    vocative bercule bercurilor
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