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Bärn
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Barn barn
Alemannic German
Etymology
gsw. Folk etymology connected it to de Bär Bär(in) bear, but a gsw cel - origin is more likely, such as a connection to la Verona or gsw cel-pro *berna cleft, from gsw ine-pro *bʰerH- to carve out, cut.Müller, Wulf; Tremp, Ernst (13 November 2013). "Üchtland". Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.Andres Kristol (ed.): Lexikon der schweizerischen Gemeindenamen. Huber, Frauenfeld 2005, p. 143. More at Bern.
Pronunciation
gsw [ˈpæ̞ːrn]
Proper noun
gsw proper noun n
gsw capital city c/Switzerland ; capital city can/Bern Bern
gsw canton c/Switzerland Bern
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