bjerg

Danish
bjerg

Etymology

From Old Norse bjarg, berg, from Proto-Germanic *bergaz, cognate with English barrow, German Berg. From Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“hill, fort”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bjɛrɣ/, [b̥jɛɐ̯ˀw], [pjɛɒ̯̽ˀw]
  • Homophone: bjærg

Noun

bjerg n (singular definite bjerget, plural indefinite bjerge)

  1. mountain (large mass of earth and rock)
  2. hill

Declension
Declension of bjerg
neuter
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bjerg bjerget bjerge bjergene
genitive bjergs bjergets bjerges bjergenes

Derived terms
Terms derived from "bjerg"
  • bjergand c
  • bjergart c
  • bjergbane c
  • bjergbestiger c
  • bjergbestigning c
  • bjergfyr c
  • bjergkam c
  • bjergkrystal c,n
  • bjergkæde c
  • bjergland n
  • bjergmassiv n
  • bjergrig
  • bjergtage
  • bjergtagen
  • bjergtaget
  • bjergværk n
  • brudbjerg n
  • foldebjerg n
  • forbjerg n
  • isbjerg n
  • kødbjerg n
  • taffelbjerg n
  • venusbjerg n
  • vinbjerg n
  • Bloksbjerg
  • Bulbjerg
  • Esbjerg
  • Spodsbjerg

Verb

bjerg

  1. imperative of bjerge
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