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 (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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