Berg

Meaning

Noun

a mountain, hill

Name

a surname, as of the composer Alban Berg

Name

1. (neuter,proper-noun) Berg (a former duchy and later grand duchy in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)
2. (neuter,proper-noun) Berg (a municipality of Lower Austria, Austria)
3. (neuter,proper-noun) Berg (any of three municipalities in Bavaria, Germany)
4. (neuter,proper-noun) Berg (any of three municipalities in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany)
5. (neuter,proper-noun) Berg (any of two municipalities in Switzerland)
6. (neuter,proper-noun) Berg (a municipality of Troms, Norway)

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bɛrk/

Etymology

From Middle High German bërc, from Old High German berg, itself from Proto-West Germanic *berg, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *bergaz.
Compare Dutch berg, Low German Barg, Biärg, West Frisian berch, English berry, barrow, Danish bjerg, Swedish berg.

Sentences

Der dritthöchste Berg der Insel , der Mount Carse, ist nach ihm benannt .

The third highest mountain on the island, Mount Carse, is named after him.

Über den Berg verlaufen die Gemarkungsgrenzen von Dernbach und Staudt.

The district boundaries of Dernbach and Staudt run over the mountain.