Bäärg

See also: barg and Barg

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

• Bärg, Bèèrg, Bërg

Etymology

From Middle High German bërc, from Old High German berg. Compare German Berg, Dutch berg, English barrow, Swedish berg.

Pronunciation

• (Zurich) IPA^(key): /b̥ɛːrɡ̥/

Noun

Bäärg m (plural Bäärge, diminutive Bäärgli)

1. mountain, hill
   • 1966, Georg Thürer, “Tulipane”, in Rund umme Blattetisch, page 84:

     I myner Buebzyt im Land Glaris hani albigs underwägs zum Dorfschuelhuus e San Galler Bäärg vor Auge gha.

     In my boyhood in Glarus-land, I always had a St Gallen mountain before my eyes on the way to the village schoolhouse.