adj
Meaning 1
Of, from, or pertaining to Bern.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
Bernese
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UK: /ˌbɜːˈniːz/
noun
Meaning 2
A native or inhabitant of Bern.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
A Bernese mountain dog
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
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History
Etymology
From Bern + -ese.
Across languages
Translations
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Armenian: բեռնյան (beṙnyan) — of, from, or pertaining to Bern
- Bulgarian: бе́рнски (bérnski) — of, from, or pertaining to Bern
- Catalan: bernès — of, from, or pertaining to Bern
- Dutch: Berns — of, from, or pertaining to Bern
- Dutch: Berner — of, from, or pertaining to Bern
- French: bernois — of, from, or pertaining to Bern
- German: bernisch — of, from, or pertaining to Bern
- German: bernerisch (Swizerland) — of, from, or pertaining to Bern
- Italian: bernese — of, from, or pertaining to Bern
- Polish: berneński — of, from, or pertaining to Bern
- Russian: бе́рнский (bérnskij) — of, from, or pertaining to Bern
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