Bergen

== English == === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈbɜːɡən/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈbəɹɡən/ === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Norwegian Bergen, from Old Norse Bjǫrgvin (“meadow between the mountains”). ==== Proper noun ==== Bergen A port city, municipality, and former county of the county of Vestland, Norway, formerly part of the county of Hordaland. A Catholic diocese named after the above see. A city and hamlet in North Dakota. A surname from Norwegian. ===== Translations ===== ==== See also ==== Bergen, Norway on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Dutch Bergen, from Middle Dutch bergen. ==== Proper noun ==== Bergen A municipality and village in Limburg province, Netherlands. A municipality and town in North Holland province, Netherlands. A town and village in Genesee County, New York, United States. An unincorporated community in Rock County, Wisconsin, United States. A town in Marathon County, Wisconsin. A town in Vernon County, Wisconsin. (historical) A part of New Netherland, the name survives in Bergen County. A surname from Dutch. ===== Usage notes ===== Some of the above could be named after Bergen in Norway. ===== Translations ===== ==== See also ==== == Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɛr.ɣə(n)/ Hyphenation: Ber‧gen Homophone: bergen Rhymes: -ɛrɣən === Etymology 1 === Plural of berg (“mountain”). ==== Proper noun ==== Bergen n Mons (a city, municipality, and capital of Hainaut, Belgium) ===== Derived terms ===== Bergenaar Bergens === Etymology 2 === From Norwegian Bergen, from Old Norse Bjǫrgvin (“meadow between the mountains”). ==== Proper noun ==== Bergen n Bergen (a port city, municipality, and former county of the county of Vestland, Norway, formerly part of the county of Hordaland) ===== Derived terms ===== Bergenaar Bergens === Etymology 3 === (Limburg) First attested as de barge in 1230. Initially derived from the dative singular form of Middle Dutch berg (“hill, elevated place”). The toponym later shifted to the dative plural form of berg and acquired the meaning settlement at/on the hill. (Noord-Holland) First attested as bergum in 918-948. Derived from the dative plural form of Old Dutch berga (“hill, elevated place”), referring here to a series of dunes. ==== Pronunciation ==== Hyphenation: Ber‧gen ==== Proper noun ==== Bergen n a village and municipality of Limburg, Netherlands Synonym: Baerge (“dialect form”) Meronyms: Afferden, Aijen, Beekheuvel, Bergsche Heide, Bleijenbeek, Bosscherheide, Elsteren, Gening, Groote Horst, Hengeland, Heukelom, Kamp, Kleine Horst, Knikkerdorp, Koekoek, Lakei, Op de Belt, Rimpelt, Siebengewald, Smal, 't Leuken, Tuindorp, Vrij, Well, Wellerlooi, Zeelberg a village and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands Meronyms: Aagtdorp, Bergen aan Zee, Bregtdorp, Catrijp, Camperduin, Egmond aan den Hoef, Egmond aan Zee, Egmond-Binnen, Egmondermeer, Groet, Hargen, Het Woud, Rinnegom, Schoorl, Westdorp, Wimmenum, Zanegeest ===== Derived terms ===== Bergenaar Bergens Bergen aan Zee Bergsche Heide ==== References ==== van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “Bergen”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[2] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN === Anagrams === brenge == French == === Etymology === From Norwegian Bergen, from Old Norse Bjǫrgvin (“meadow between the mountains”). === Proper noun === Bergen ? Bergen (a port city, municipality, and former county of the county of Vestland, Norway, formerly part of the county of Hordaland) == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɛʁɡn̩/ === Etymology 1 === Cognate with Dutch berg (“mountain”) [cfr. etymology 2], German Berg (“mountain”), etc. ==== Proper noun ==== Bergen n (proper noun, genitive Bergens or (optionally with an article) Bergen) a city in Hesse a town on the island of Rügen in the Baltic Sea, Germany the Belgian city Mons, in the former countship Hennegau (and modern Hainaut province) === Etymology 2 === From Norwegian Bergen, from Old Norse Bjǫrgvin (“meadow between the mountains”), cognate with Dutch berg (“mountain”) [cfr. etymology 1], German Berg (“mountain”), etc. ==== Proper noun ==== Bergen n (proper noun, genitive Bergens or (optionally with an article) Bergen) Bergen (a port city, municipality, and former county of the county of Vestland, Norway, formerly part of the county of Hordaland) === Etymology 3 === ==== Noun ==== Bergen dative plural of Berg == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Old Norse Bjǫrgvin (“Bergen”), from bjarg (“rock, boulder, cliff”) + vin (“meadow, pasture”). The locations outside of Norway, are derived directly from the Norwegian city. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbærɡən/ Rhymes: -ən Hyphenation: Ber‧gen === Proper noun === Bergen Bergen (a port city, municipality, and former county of the county of Vestland, Norway, formerly part of the county of Hordaland) Bergen (a historical county of Norway) Bergen (a city and hamlet in North Dakota, United States) Bergen (an unincorporated community in Mountain View County, Canada) Bergen (a town in Genesee County, New York, United States) Bergen (a village in Bergen, Genesee County, New York, United States) ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “Bergen” in Store norske leksikon === Anagrams === beregn, bregne == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Alternative forms === Bjørgvin === Etymology === From Old Norse Bjǫrgvin (“meadow between the mountains”), influenced by German due to the Hanseatic League and eventually replaced the native Bjørgvin. From bjarg (“rock, boulder, cliff”) + vin (“meadow, pasture”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /¹bɛrɡən/ (Bergen) IPA(key): [¹bæːɰ.ɡɛn] (Strilalandet, traditional) IPA(key): /bærn/ === Proper noun === Bergen Bergen (a port city, municipality, and former county of the county of Vestland, Norway, formerly part of the county of Hordaland) ==== Related terms ==== bergensar bergensk