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Bergen
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English
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right|thumb|200px|Bergen city
Pronunciation
en /ˈbɜːɡən/ UK
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Bergen.wav Southern England
en /ˈbəɹɡən/ US
Etymology 1
en no - nb Bergen, from en non Bjǫrgvin meadow between the mountains.
Proper noun
en Q26793en port city/municipality/and/former county co:pref/Vestland c/Norway formerly part of the county of Hordaland.
en Bergen, in Vestland county, is Norway's second-largest city.
A Catholic diocese named after the above see.
en city/and/hamlet s/North Dakota.
en Norwegian.
en Brian Lowry ‘Let Them All Talk’ takes a breezy boat trip with Meryl Streep and company w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/10/entertainment/let-them-all-talk-review/index.html 2020-12-10 “Let Them All Talk” is as breezy as an ocean cruise (pre-Covid), and mostly a welcome excuse to enjoy its three septuagenarian leads – Meryl Streep, Candice Bergen and Dianne Wiest – as they banter their way across the Atlantic. https://web.archive.org/web/20230702145912/https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/10/entertainment/let-them-all-talk-review/index.html 2 July 2023
Translations
city in Norway
Bulgarian: bg Бе́рген m
Dutch: nl Bergen
Esperanto: eo Bergeno
Faroese: fo Bjørgvin f
French: fr Bergen, fr Bergue f
Georgian: ka ბერგენი
German: de Bergen
Greek: el Μπέργκεν n
Icelandic: is Björgvin f
Irish: ga Beirbhe an Bheirbhe f
Japanese: ja ベルゲン berugen
Norwegian:
Bokmål: nb Bergen
Nynorsk: nn Bergen m, nn Bjørgvin f
Russian: ru Бе́рген m
Scottish Gaelic: gd Beirbhe a' Bheirbhe f
Spanish: es Bergeno m
Thai: th บาร์เกิน bār̒e kin
Turkish: tr Bergen
Catholic diocese
Norwegian:
Bokmål: nb Bjørgvin bispedømme
Nynorsk: nn Bjørgvin f, nn Bjørgvin bispedøme n
a city and hamlet in North Dakota
Norwegian:
Bokmål: nb Bergen m
See also
Bergen, Norway
Etymology 2
en nl Bergen, from en dum bergen.
Proper noun
en municipality/and/village p:suf/Limburg c/Netherlands.
en municipality/and/town p:suf/North Holland c/Netherlands.
en town/and/village therein, in co/Genesee County s/New York c/USA. TopoZone: Bergen, New York
en unincorporated community co/Rock County s/Wisconsin c/USA.
en town co/Marathon County s/Wisconsin.
en town co/Vernon County s/Wisconsin.
en historical en part of p/New Netherland, the name survives in en Bergen County.
en Dutch.
Usage notes
Some of the above could be named after Bergen in Norway.
Translations
a town and village in New York, USA
Norwegian:
Bokmål: nb Bergen
an unincorporated community in Rock County, Wisconsin, USA
Norwegian:
Bokmål: nb Bergen
a town in Marathon County, Wisconsin, USA
Norwegian:
Bokmål: nb Bergen
a town in Vernon County, Wisconsin, USA
Norwegian:
Bokmål: nb Bergen
a town in New Netherland
Norwegian:
Bokmål: nb Bergen
See also
en Bergen aan Zee<ll:Netherlands> Bergen County<qq:New Jersey> Bergen op Zoom<ll:Netherlands> North Bergen<qq:New Jersey>
References
Dutch
Pronunciation
nl /ˈbɛr.ɣə(n)/
nl Nl-Bergen.ogg
nl Ber gen
nl bergen
nl ɛrɣən 2
Etymology 1
Plural of nl berg mountain.
Proper noun
n
nl Mons city/and/municipality/and/capital p/Hainaut c/Belgium
Derived terms
nl Bergenaar
nl Bergens
Etymology 2
From nl no Bergen, from nl non Bjǫrgvin meadow between the mountains.
Proper noun
n
nl Bergen Q26793
Derived terms
nl Bergenaar
nl Bergens
Etymology 3
(Limburg) First attested as de barge in 1230. Initially derived from the dative singular form of nl dum berg hill, elevated place. The toponym later shifted to the dative plural form of dum 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 nl odt berga hill, elevated place, referring here to a series of dunes.
Pronunciation
nl Ber gen
Proper noun
n
nl village/and/municipality p/Limburg c/Netherlands
nl Baerge dialect form
nl 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
nl village/and/municipality p/North Holland c/Netherlands
nl 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
nl Bergenaar
nl Bergens
nl Bergen aan Zee
nl Bergsche Heide
References
bergen
Anagrams
nl brenge
French
Etymology
From fr no - nb Bergen, from fr non Bjǫrgvin meadow between the mountains.
Proper noun
fr Bergen Q26793
German
de:
Pronunciation
de /ˈbɛʁɡn̩/
de De-Bergen.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de De-Bergen2.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Etymology 1
Cognate with nl berg mountain [cfr. etymology 2], German de Berg mountain, etc.
Proper noun
toponym
de city s/Hesse
de town on the island of isl/Rügen in the sea/Baltic Sea c/Germany
the Belgian city Mons, in the former countship Hennegau (and modern Hainaut province)
Etymology 2
From de no - nb Bergen, from de non Bjǫrgvin meadow between the mountains, cognate with nl berg mountain [cfr. etymology 1], de Berg mountain, etc.
Proper noun
toponym
de Bergen Q26793
Etymology 3
Noun
de noun form
de Berg dat p
Norwegian Bokmål
nb:
250px|thumb|View of Lille Lungegårdsvann, Fisketorget and the rest of the downtown area, in Bergen, Norway.
Etymology
nb ine-pro *bʰerǵʰ- *wenh₁-
From nb non Bjǫrgvin Bergen, from non bjarg rock, boulder, cliff + non vin meadow, pasture. The locations outside of Norway, are derived directly from the Norwegian city.
Pronunciation
nb /ˈbærɡən/
nb nb-bergen.ogg
nb ən
nb Ber gen
Proper noun
nb proper noun
nb Bergen Q26793
nb historical county c/Norway Bergen
nb city/and/hamlet s/North Dakota c/USA Bergen
nb unincorporated community co/Mountain View County c/Canada Bergen
nb town co/Genesee County s/New York c/USA Bergen
nb village town/Bergen co/Genesee County s/New York c/USA Bergen
Derived terms
nb bergenser bergenserinne bergensisk bergensk bergensbrød bergensdame bergenserdame bergensfisk bergenshulmur bergenskringle bergensmål finbergensk
References
“Bergen” in Store norske leksikon
Anagrams
nb beregn bregne
Norwegian Nynorsk
nn:
Alternative forms
nn Bjørgvin
Etymology
nn ine-pro *bʰerǵʰ- *wenh₁-
From nn non Bjǫrgvin meadow between the mountains, influenced by German due to the Hanseatic League and eventually replaced the native nn Bjørgvin. From non bjarg rock, boulder, cliff + non vin meadow, pasture.
Pronunciation
nn /¹bɛrɡən/
nn [¹bæːɰ.ɡɛn] [¹bæːʁ.ɡɛn] [¹bæːx.ɡɛn] Bergen
nn /bærn/ Strilalandet,traditional
Proper noun
nn proper noun
nn Bergen Q26793
Related terms
nn bergensar
nn bergensk
Descendants
rmg 1 Bærna-fåron