Berlin

Meaning

1. (neuter,proper-noun) Berlin (the capital and largest city and state of Germany)
2. (metonymically,neuter,proper-noun) Berlin (federal government of Germany)

Concepts

Berlin

east berlin

west berlin

Gender

Neuter

Pronounced as (IPA)

[bɛʁˈliːn]

Etymology

The place is first mentioned by this name in the late 12th century (as Middle Low German Berlyn).
The origin is unknown. Slavic by the suffix -in.
According to (incorrect) folk etymology, the name is derived from the Bär (“bear”) that is the symbol of the city.
In a popular etymology of Germanists, it is derived from a Polabian stem *berl- ~ *birl- (“swamp”), for which lexical item there is no evidence in Polabian nor in any Slavic language. Closest to that would be an unknown simple of *bьrlogъ (“cave”).
Attested vocabulary is Polabian poro (“swamp, bog”). *bělь also meant a “swampy meadow” or “white field”, which fits the location at the märkische Streusandbüchse, the “Margraviate pounce box” notorious for its sandy soil, and is also the noun behind Belitz.

Sentences

Sie wohnt derzeit in München und Berlin .

She currently lives in Munich and Berlin.

Er ist dort in einem von ihm gegebenen Konzert in Berlin zu sehen .

He can be seen there in a concert he gave in Berlin.

Seit ihrem Studium wohnt sie in Berlin und arbeitet als freischaffende Schauspielerin .

She has lived in Berlin since her studies and works as a freelance actress.

Mehrere Mohrdieck-Ausstellungen fanden bislang in Berlin und Hamburg statt .

Several Mohrdieck exhibitions have so far taken place in Berlin and Hamburg.

Anschließend studierte er weitere zwei Jahre in Berlin und arbeitete nebenher in verschiedenen Büros .

He then studied in Berlin for a further two years and worked in various offices on the side.

Es folgten Ausstellungen in Berlin , Hannover , Rotterdam, Brüssel und Pittsburgh.

This was followed by exhibitions in Berlin, Hanover, Rotterdam, Brussels and Pittsburgh.

Als Oberpräsident präsidierte er qua Amt auch im Königlichen Konsistorium Brandenburg zu Berlin .

As Chief President, he also presided over the Royal Consistory of Brandenburg in Berlin.

Nach einer Banklehre studierte er Rechtswissenschaften in Münster , Heidelberg , Bonn , Genf , Berlin und Kiel .

After an apprenticeship in banking, he studied law in Münster, Heidelberg, Bonn, Geneva, Berlin and Kiel.