name
Meaning 1
An Ashkenazic Jewish surname from German.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
Zuckerberg
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Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈzʌkəbɜːɡ/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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Canada, General-American: /ˈzʌkɚˌbɝɡ/
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Australian: /ˈzɐkəbɜːɡ/
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CMU ARPABET: Z AH1 K ER0 B ER2 G Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
verb
Meaning 2
To behave like Mark Zuckerberg, especially to eject a co-investor by diluting their stock, similar to the alleged treatment of Eduardo Saverin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Borrowed from German Zuckerberg. From German Zucker (“sugar”) + Berg (“mountain”).
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Armenian: Ցուկերբերգ (Cʻukerberg) — Ashkenazic Jewish surname of German origin
- German: Zuckerberg — Ashkenazic Jewish surname of German origin
- Greek: Ζάκερμπεργκ (Zákermpergk) — Ashkenazic Jewish surname of German origin
- Hebrew: צוקרברג — Ashkenazic Jewish surname of German origin
- Russian: Цу́керберг (Cúkerberg) — Ashkenazic Jewish surname of German origin
- Russian: Цукербе́рг (Cukerbérg) — Ashkenazic Jewish surname of German origin
- Yiddish: צוקערבערג (tsukerberg) — Ashkenazic Jewish surname of German origin