erg

== Translingual == === Symbol === erg (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Sie. === See also === Wiktionary’s coverage of Sie terms == English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɜːɡ/ (General American) IPA(key): /ɝɡ/ Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)ɡ === Etymology 1 === From Ancient Greek ἔργον (érgon, “work”). Doublet of ergon and work. ==== Noun ==== erg (plural ergs) A unit of work or energy, being the amount of work done by a force of one dyne applied through a distance of one centimeter. Equal to 10−7 joules. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From French erg, from Algerian Arabic, from Arabic عِرْق (ʕirq). ==== Noun ==== erg (plural ergs or areg) (geomorphology) A large desert region of sand dunes with little or no vegetation, especially in the Sahara. === Etymology 3 === Shortening. ==== Noun ==== erg (plural ergs) (rowing, slang) An ergometer. ==== Verb ==== erg (third-person singular simple present ergs, present participle erging, simple past and past participle erged) (rowing, slang, transitive, intransitive) To use an ergometer. === References === === Further reading === Erg (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === EGR, GER, GRE, Ger, Ger., Ger⁺⁶, Reg, ger, gre, reg == Catalan == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἔργον (érgon). ==== Noun ==== erg m (plural ergs) erg (the unit of work or energy) === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from French erg. ==== Noun ==== erg m (plural ergs) erg (large desert region) === Further reading === “erg”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Dutch == === Alternative forms === erreg, errug (eye dialect) === Etymology === From Middle Dutch arch, erch, from Old Dutch arg, from Proto-West Germanic *arg, from Proto-Germanic *argaz. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛrx/, /ˈɛ.rəx/ Hyphenation: erg Rhymes: -ɛrx === Adjective === erg (comparative erger, superlative ergst) serious, considerable, severe awful, terrible ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: erg → Caribbean Javanese: èreg === Adverb === erg very much; very much == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛʁɡ/ === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Algerian Arabic, from Arabic عِرْق (ʕirq). ==== Noun ==== erg m (plural ergs) erg (desert region) === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἔργον (érgon, “work”). ==== Noun ==== erg m (plural ergs) erg (unit of work done) === Further reading === “erg”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === gré == Old Norse == === Etymology === Borrowed from an Old Irish word, probably áirge (“milking place”) (modern Irish áirí). === Noun === erg n a word of not entirely certain meaning, roughly shepherd's cottage or hill-pasture == Polish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɛrk/ Rhymes: -ɛrk Syllabification: erg === Etymology 1 === Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἔργον (érgon). ==== Noun ==== erg m inan (physics) erg (unit of work or energy) ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Arabic عِرْق (ʕirq). ==== Noun ==== erg m inan (geomorphology) erg (desert region) ===== Declension ===== === Further reading === erg in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French erg. === Noun === erg m (plural ergi) erg ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French erg. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈeɾɡ/ [ˈeɾɣ̞] Rhymes: -eɾɡ Syllabification: erg === Noun === erg m (plural ergs) (geology, geography) erg === Further reading === “erg”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025