bergig

German

Etymology

Berg +‎ -ig

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɛʁɡɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈbɛʁɡɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: ber‧gig

Adjective

bergig (strong nominative masculine singular bergiger, comparative bergiger, superlative am bergigsten)

  1. mountainous

Declension

Further reading

Swedish

Etymology

berg (mountain) +‎ -ig (-y)

Adjective

bergig (comparative bergigare, superlative bergigast)

  1. mountainous
    bergig terräng
    mountainous terrain
  2. (uncommon) rocky (having exposed bedrock – compare bedrock sense of berg)

Declension

Inflection of bergig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular bergig bergigare bergigast
neuter singular bergigt bergigare bergigast
plural bergiga bergigare bergigast
masculine plural2 bergige bergigare bergigast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 bergige bergigare bergigaste
all bergiga bergigare bergigaste

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

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