Goldberg
English
Etymology
Borrowed from German Goldberg, from German Gold (“gold”) and Berg (“mountain”). One of the ornamental names chosen by Jews who were forced to take surnames in 18th and 19th century Germany.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈɡoʊldbɚɡ/
Proper noun
Goldberg (plural Goldbergs)
- A surname from German, fairly common in the United States.
- 2016 June 3, Jason Koebler, “Jews Are Taking Back (((Echoes))) from the Neo-Nazis”, in Motherboard[1], archived from the original on 7 June 2016:
- After Rosenberg and Goldberg tweeted about changing their names, dozens of other people on Twitter followed suit.
Derived terms
Translations
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German
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡɔltbɛʁk/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Gold‧berg
- Rhymes: -ɛʁk
Proper noun
Goldberg n (proper noun, genitive Goldbergs or (optionally with an article) Goldberg)
Declension
Declension of Goldberg [sg-only, neuter, toponym]
Derived terms
Proper noun
Goldberg m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Goldbergs or (with an article) Goldberg, feminine genitive Goldberg, plural Goldbergs)
- a surname.
Declension
Declension of Goldberg [masculine // feminine, surname]
| singular | plural | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | |||||||
| indef. | def. | noun | indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | (ein) | (der) | Goldberg | (eine) | (die) | Goldberg | (die) | Goldbergs |
| genitive | (eines) | (des) | Goldbergs, Goldberg1 | (einer) | (der) | Goldberg | (der) | Goldbergs |
| dative | (einem) | (dem) | Goldberg | (einer) | (der) | Goldberg | (den) | Goldbergs |
| accusative | (einen) | (den) | Goldberg | (eine) | (die) | Goldberg | (die) | Goldbergs |
1With an article.