Standard Lemma guide

berg

name · noun · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /bɜːɡ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /bɝɡ/
  • rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)ɡ
  • homophone: burg
  • homophone: burgh (one pronunciation)
  • CMU ARPABET: B ER1 G Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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name

Meaning 1

A place name, notably of:

A former duchy and later grand duchy in North Rhine-Westphalia (Western Germany).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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name

Meaning 2

A place name, notably of:

A municipality of Troms, Norway.

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name

Meaning 3

A place name, notably of:

A municipality in Jämtland County, Sweden.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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name

Meaning 4

A surname from German common in the US, associated with German or Scandinavian ancestry.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 5

An iceberg.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 6

A mountain.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: South-Africa

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noun

Meaning 7

a large mass of ice floating at sea; usually broken off of a polar glacier

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: iceberg

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: floater, ice mass

Narrower terms: growler

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noun

Meaning 8

Austrian composer in Schoenberg's twelve-tone music system (1885-1935)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Alban Berg

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: composer

History

Etymology

From German Berg or Swedish berg, either term meaning hill or mountain.

Clipping of iceberg.

Borrowed from Afrikaans berg. Doublet of barrow and bergh.