tip of the iceberg

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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˈtɪp‿əv ðiː ˈaɪsbɜːɡ/
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• General-American: /ˈtɪp‿əv ði ˈaɪsbɝɡ/
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From the fact that floating icebergs typically have about nine-tenths of their volume below the surface of the water. Early 20th-century uses of the term are believed to have been influenced by the sinking of the R.M.S. Titanic on April 15, 1912 after it struck an iceberg.

47 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Afrikaans: oortjies van die seekoei — small indication of a larger possibility
• Afrikaans: punt van die ysberg — small indication of a larger possibility
• Bulgarian: връ́х на а́йсберга (vrǎ́h na ájsberga) — small indication of a larger possibility
• Catalan: punta de l'iceberg — small indication of a larger possibility
• Chinese Mandarin: 冰山一角 (bīngshān yījiǎo) — small indication of a larger possibility
• Czech: špička ledovce — small indication of a larger possibility
• Danish: toppen av isbjerget — small indication of a larger possibility
• Dutch: topje van de ijsberg — small indication of a larger possibility
• Estonian: jäämäe tipp — small indication of a larger possibility
• Finnish: jäävuoren huippu — small indication of a larger possibility
• French: partie émergée de l'iceberg — small indication of a larger possibility
• French: partie visible de l'iceberg — small indication of a larger possibility
• French: sommet de l'iceberg — small indication of a larger possibility
• Galician: punta do iceberg — small indication of a larger possibility
• German: Spitze des Eisbergs — small indication of a larger possibility
• Greek: κορυφή του παγόβουνου (koryfí tou pagóvounou) — small indication of a larger possibility
• Hebrew: קצה הקרחון — small indication of a larger possibility
• Hungarian: a jéghegy csúcsa — small indication of a larger possibility
• Icelandic: toppur á ísjakanum — small indication of a larger possibility
• Italian: punta dell'iceberg — small indication of a larger possibility
• Japanese: 氷山の一角 (hyōzan-no ikkaku) — small indication of a larger possibility
• Korean: 빙산의 일각 (bingsanui ilgak) — small indication of a larger possibility
• Norwegian Bokmål: toppen av isfjellet — small indication of a larger possibility
• Norwegian Nynorsk: toppen av isfjellet — small indication of a larger possibility
• Occitan: partida emergida de l'iceberg — small indication of a larger possibility
• Occitan: poncha de l'iceberg — small indication of a larger possibility
• Occitan: punta de l'iceberg — small indication of a larger possibility
• Occitan: debuta — small indication of a larger possibility
• Polish: wierzchołek góry lodowej — small indication of a larger possibility
• Portuguese: ponta do icebergue — small indication of a larger possibility
• Portuguese: superfície — small indication of a larger possibility
• Russian: верху́шка а́йсберга (verxúška ájsberga) — small indication of a larger possibility
• Scottish Gaelic: cìrean na tuile — small indication of a larger possibility
• Serbo-Croatian: вр̏х ле̏дено̄г брије̑га — small indication of a larger possibility
• Serbo-Croatian: вр̏х ле̏дено̄г бре̑га — small indication of a larger possibility
• Serbo-Croatian: vȑh lȅdenōg brijȇga — small indication of a larger possibility
• Serbo-Croatian: vȑh lȅdenōg brȇga — small indication of a larger possibility
• Slovak: špička ľadovca — small indication of a larger possibility
• Slovene: vrh ledene gore — small indication of a larger possibility
• Spanish: punta del iceberg — small indication of a larger possibility
• Spanish: solo el inicio — small indication of a larger possibility
• Swedish: toppen av ett isberg — small indication of a larger possibility
• Swedish: toppen av isberget — small indication of a larger possibility
• Turkish: buz dağının görünen kısmı — small indication of a larger possibility
• Turkish: turpun büyüğü heybede — small indication of a larger possibility
• Ukrainian: верхі́вка а́йсберга (verxívka ájsberha) — small indication of a larger possibility
• Welsh: crib y rhewfryn — small indication of a larger possibility