Neuter
Berlijn
Meaning
- (neuter) Berlin (the capital and largest city of Germany)
- (neuter) Berlin (a state of Germany, containing the capital city)
- (neuter) a settlement and former plantation in Para, Suriname
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Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/bɛrˈlɛi̯n/
Etymology
In summary
Perhaps borrowed from German Berlin. Insofar as the name has undergone diphthongisation it must be of some age; hence possibly inherited from Middle Dutch [Term?], from Middle Low German [Term?]. The city was of relevance since circa 1250.
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