"berg" meaning in English

See berg in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /bɜːɡ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /bɝɡ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-berg.wav Forms: bergs [plural]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)ɡ Etymology: Clipping of iceberg. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|iceberg}} Clipping of iceberg Head templates: {{en-noun}} berg (plural bergs)
  1. An iceberg. Derived forms: bergfield, earthberg, fatberg, floeberg
    Sense id: en-berg-en-noun-CB2XcuTt
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /bɜːɡ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /bɝɡ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-berg.wav Forms: bergs [plural]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)ɡ Etymology: Borrowed from Afrikaans berg. Doublet of barrow and bergh. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|af|berg}} Afrikaans berg, {{doublet|en|barrow|bergh}} Doublet of barrow and bergh Head templates: {{en-noun}} berg (plural bergs)
  1. (chiefly South Africa) mountain Tags: South-Africa Derived forms: bergfall, bergwind Related terms: iceberg, bergshrund
    Sense id: en-berg-en-noun-O4DTj3aG Categories (other): South African English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 78
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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