Bern

== English == === Pronunciation === (UK) enPR: bû(r)n, IPA(key): /bɜː(ɹ)n/ (US) IPA(key): /bɝn/ Homophone: burn Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)n (local) enPR: bârn, IPA(key): /bɛ(ɹ)n/ Homophone: bairn Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ)n === Etymology 1 === From Alemannic German Bärn, of uncertain further origin. A popular folk etymology says it was named by its founder, Berthold V, Duke of Zähringen, after the first animal he saw in the area, a Bär(in) (“bear”) (compare Berlin, subject to a similar folk etymology). The name is now thought to be connected to a Celtic word, Proto-Celtic *berna (“cleft”) (from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH- (“to carve out, cut”)) and *branos (“raven”) (compare the name ΒΡΕΝΟΔΩΡ (BRENODŌR), on the Bern zinc tablet, which has also been connected with the Gaulish name Brennus). More at Bern. ==== Alternative forms ==== Berne ==== Proper noun ==== Bern (countable and uncountable, plural Berns) A placename A federal city of Switzerland; the capital city of Bern canton. A canton of Switzerland. A surname ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== See also ==== ==== References ==== Andres Kristol (ed.), 2005: Lexikon der schweizerischen Gemeindenamen, Huber, Frauenfeld, p. 143. →ISBN === Etymology 2 === Abbreviations Clipping of Bernard. Clipping of Bernadette. Clipping of Bernice. ==== Proper noun ==== Bern (plural Berns) A unisex given name, variant of Bernie. A diminutive of the male given name Bernard, variant of Bernie. A diminutive of the female given names Bernadette or Bernice, variant of Bernie. === Anagrams === Bren, NBER, Nebr., bren == Afrikaans == === Proper noun === Bern Bern (the capital city of Switzerland; the capital city of Bern canton) Bern (a canton of Switzerland) ==== Derived terms ==== Berner Berns == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈbɛrn] === Proper noun === Bern m inan (relational adjective bernský) Bern (the capital city of Switzerland; the capital city of Bern canton) Bern (a canton of Switzerland) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Bern”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026 == Danish == === Proper noun === Bern Bern (the capital city of Switzerland; the capital city of Bern canton) Bern (a canton of Switzerland) == Dutch == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from German Bern. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /bɛrn/ Hyphenation: Bern Rhymes: -ɛrn ==== Proper noun ==== Bern n Bern (the capital city of Switzerland; the capital city of Bern canton) Bern (a canton of Switzerland) === Etymology 2 === First attested as birni in 709. Derived from Proto-Germanic *birnu- (“muck, manure, mud that looks like manure”) with collectivising suffix *-ja-. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /bɛrn/ Hyphenation: Bern Rhymes: -ɛrn ==== Proper noun ==== Bern n a hamlet in Zaltbommel, Gelderland, Netherlands === References === van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN == Estonian == === Proper noun === Bern Bern (the capital city of Switzerland; the capital city of Bern canton) Bern (a canton of Switzerland) == Faroese == === Proper noun === Bern ? Bern (the capital of Switzerland) == German == === Alternative forms === BE (canton; ISO 3166-2:CH) === Etymology === Borrowed from Alemannic German Bärn. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [bɛʁn] Rhymes: -ɛʁn === Proper noun === Bern n (proper noun, genitive Berns or (optionally with an article) Bern) Bern (the capital city of Switzerland; the capital city of Bern canton) Bern (a canton of Switzerland) Synonym: Kanton Bern ==== Derived terms ==== Berner bernisch === See also === === Further reading === “Bern” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Bern” in Duden online “Bern” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon == Icelandic == === Proper noun === Bern f (proper noun, genitive singular Bernar) Bern (the capital of Switzerland) ==== Declension ==== == Serbo-Croatian == === Etymology === From Alemannic German Bärn. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bêːrn/ === Proper noun === Bȇrn m inan (Cyrillic spelling Бе̑рн) Bern (the capital city of Switzerland; the capital city of Bern canton) Bern (a canton of Switzerland) ==== Declension ==== === References === “Bern”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026 == Slovak == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bern/, [ˈbern] Rhymes: -ern === Proper noun === Bern m inan (genitive singular Bernu, declension pattern of dub) Bern (the capital of Switzerland) === References === “Bern”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026 == Slovene == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɛ̂ərn/ === Proper noun === Bêrn m inan Bern (the capital of Switzerland) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Bêrnčan / Bêrnčanka bêrnski === References === “Bern”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran “Bern”, in Termania, Amebis See also the general references == Swedish == === Etymology === From Alemannic German Bärn. === Proper noun === Bern n (genitive Berns) Bern (the capital city of Switzerland; the capital city of Bern canton) Bern (a canton of Switzerland)