berch

See also: Berch and bèrch

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch berg, from Proto-West Germanic *berg.

Noun

berch m

  1. mountain, hill

Inflection

Strong masculine noun
singular plural
nominative berch berge
accusative berch berge
genitive berchs berge
dative berge bergen

Descendants

  • Dutch: berg
    • Afrikaans: berg
      • → English: berg
    • Berbice Creole Dutch: berki
    • Jersey Dutch: bêrix
    • Negerhollands: berg, bergi
    • → Aukan: beligi
    • → Sranan Tongo: bergi
      • → Caribbean Javanese: bérgi
  • Limburgish: berg

Further reading

  • “berch”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “berch (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian berch, from Proto-West Germanic *berg.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɛrx/, /bɑrx/

Noun

berch c (plural bergen, diminutive berchje)

  1. mountain

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “berch (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.