berge

== Afrikaans == === Pronunciation === === Noun === berge plural of berg == Dutch == === Pronunciation === === Verb === berge (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of bergen == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɛʁʒ/ === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Middle French berche, from Vulgar Latin *barica, possibly a Celtic word, from Proto-Celtic *barros (“point, head, peak”). ==== Noun ==== berge f (plural berges) bank (of river, canal) raised pavement, banked edge === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Romani berś. ==== Noun ==== berge f (plural berges) (slang, chiefly in the plural) year === Further reading === “berge”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === gerbe, gerbé == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɛɐ̯ɡə/ Homophone: bärge === Verb === berge inflection of bergen: first-person singular present first/third-person singular subjunctive I == Middle English == === Noun === berge alternative form of barge == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Old Norse bjarga (“salvage, bring to shore”). === Verb === berge (imperative berg, present tense berger, passive berges, simple past and past participle berga or berget, present participle bergende) to rescue, save, salvage ==== Derived terms ==== berging === References === “berge” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Alternative forms === berga === Etymology === From Old Norse bjarga. === Verb === berge (present tense bergar, past tense berga, past participle berga, passive infinitive bergast, present participle bergande, imperative berge/berg) to rescue, save, salvage ==== Derived terms ==== berging === References === “berge” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Old English == === Alternative forms === berie, beriġe === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *baʀi. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈber.je/, [ˈberˠ.je] === Noun === berġe f berry ==== Declension ==== Weak n-stem: ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: berye, berȝe, berie, bery, byry, beriyeEnglish: berryScots: berie, bery, berrie, berry⇒ Yola: kraanberry