Bergen
English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Norwegian Bergen, from Old Norse Bjǫrgvin (“meadow between the mountains”).
Proper noun
Bergen
- A port city, municipality, and former county of the county of Vestland, Norway, formerly part of the county of Hordaland.
- Bergen, in Vestland county, is Norway's second-largest city.
- A Catholic diocese named after the above see.
- A city and hamlet in North Dakota.
Translations
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See also
- Bergen, Norway on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Etymology 2
From Dutch Bergen, from Middle Dutch bergen.
Proper noun
Bergen
- A municipality and village in Limburg province, Netherlands.
- A municipality and town in North Holland province, Netherlands.
- A town and village in Genesee County, New York, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Rock County, Wisconsin, United States.
- A town in Marathon County, Wisconsin.
- A town in Vernon County, Wisconsin.
- (historical) A part of New Netherland, the name survives in Bergen County.
Usage notes
Some of the above could be named after Bergen in Norway.
Translations
See also
- Bergen aan Zee (Netherlands)
- Bergen County (New Jersey)
- Bergen op Zoom (Netherlands)
- North Bergen (New Jersey)
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɛr.ɣə(n)/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Ber‧gen
- Homophone: bergen
- Rhymes: -ɛrɣən
Etymology 1
Plural of berg (“mountain”).
Proper noun
Bergen n
Derived terms
- Bergenaar
- Bergens
Etymology 2
From Norwegian Bergen, from Old Norse Bjǫrgvin (“meadow between the mountains”).
Proper noun
Bergen n
- Bergen (a port city, municipality, and former county of the county of Vestland, Norway, formerly part of the county of Hordaland)
Derived terms
- Bergenaar
- Bergens
Etymology 3
- (Limburg) First attested as de barge in 1230. Initially derived from the dative singular form of Middle Dutch berg (“hill, elevated place”). The toponym later shifted to the dative plural form of berg and acquired the meaning settlement at/on the hill.
- (Noord-Holland) First attested as bergum in 918-948. Derived from the dative plural form of Old Dutch berga (“hill, elevated place”), referring here to a series of dunes.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Ber‧gen
Proper noun
Bergen n
- a village and municipality of Limburg, Netherlands
- Synonym: Baerge (“dialect form”)
- Meronyms: Afferden, Aijen, Beekheuvel, Bergsche Heide, Bleijenbeek, Bosscherheide, Elsteren, Gening, Groote Horst, Hengeland, Heukelom, Kamp, Kleine Horst, Knikkerdorp, Koekoek, Lakei, Op de Belt, Rimpelt, Siebengewald, Smal, 't Leuken, Tuindorp, Vrij, Well, Wellerlooi, Zeelberg
- a village and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands
- Meronyms: Aagtdorp, Bergen aan Zee, Bregtdorp, Catrijp, Camperduin, Egmond aan den Hoef, Egmond aan Zee, Egmond-Binnen, Egmondermeer, Groet, Hargen, Het Woud, Rinnegom, Schoorl, Westdorp, Wimmenum, Zanegeest
Derived terms
- Bergenaar
- Bergens
- Bergen aan Zee
- Bergsche Heide
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “bergen”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
Anagrams
French
Etymology
From Norwegian Bergen, from Old Norse Bjǫrgvin (“meadow between the mountains”).
Proper noun
Bergen ?
- Bergen (a port city, municipality, and former county of the county of Vestland, Norway, formerly part of the county of Hordaland)
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɛʁɡn̩/
Audio (Berlin): (file)
Etymology 1
Cognate with Dutch berg (“mountain”) [cfr. etymology 2], German Berg (“mountain”), etc.
Proper noun
Bergen n (proper noun, genitive Bergens or (optionally with an article) Bergen)
- a city in Hesse
- a town on the island of Rügen in the Baltic Sea, Germany
- the Belgian city Mons, in the former countship Hennegau (and modern Hainaut province)
Etymology 2
From Norwegian Bergen, from Old Norse Bjǫrgvin (“meadow between the mountains”), cognate with Dutch berg (“mountain”) [cfr. etymology 1], German Berg (“mountain”), etc.
Proper noun
Bergen n (proper noun, genitive Bergens or (optionally with an article) Bergen)
- Bergen (a port city, municipality, and former county of the county of Vestland, Norway, formerly part of the county of Hordaland)
Etymology 3
Noun
Bergen
- dative plural of Berg
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse Bjǫrgvin (“Bergen”), from bjarg (“rock, boulder, cliff”) + vin (“meadow, pasture”). The locations outside of Norway, are derived directly from the Norwegian city.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɛrɡən/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ən
- Hyphenation: Ber‧gen
Proper noun
Bergen
- Bergen (a port city, municipality, and former county of the county of Vestland, Norway, formerly part of the county of Hordaland)
- Bergen (a historical county of Norway)
- Bergen (a city and hamlet in North Dakota, United States)
- Bergen (an unincorporated community in Mountain View County, Canada)
- Bergen (a town in Genesee County, New York, United States)
- Bergen (a village in Bergen, Genesee County, New York, United States)
Derived terms
References
- “Bergen” in Store norske leksikon
Anagrams
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Norse Bjǫrgvin (“meadow between the mountains”), influenced by German due to the Hanseatic League and eventually replaced the native Bjørgvin. From bjarg (“rock, boulder, cliff”) + vin (“meadow, pasture”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /¹bɛrɡən/
- (Bergen) IPA(key): [¹bæːɰ.ɡɛn]
- (Strilalandet, traditional) IPA(key): /bærn/
Proper noun
Bergen
- Bergen (a port city, municipality, and former county of the county of Vestland, Norway, formerly part of the county of Hordaland)