erg

English

Wikipedia

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɜːɡ/
• Rhymes: -ɜː(r)ɡ

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek ἔργον (ergon, “work”).

Noun

erg (plural ergs)

1. The unit of work or energy, being the amount of work done by a dyne working through a distance of one centimeter. Equal to 10⁻⁷ joules.

Translations

unit of work or energy

• Catalan: erg (ca) m
• Japanese: エルグ (ja) (erugu)

• Russian: эрг (ru) (erg) m
• Spanish: ergio (es) m

Etymology 2

From French erg, from Maghrebi Arabic عرگ (‘erg), corresponding to Standard Arabic عرق (‘irq).

Noun

erg (plural ergs or areg)

1. (geomorphology) A large desert region of sand dunes with little or no vegetation, especially in the Sahara.

Anagrams

• EGR, ger, reg, Reg

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɛr(ə)x/

Adjective

erg (comparative erger, superlative ergst)

1. serious, considerable, severe
2. awful, terrible

Declension

Declension of erg

		positive	comparative	superlative
				attributive	predicative/adverbial
predicative/adverbial		erg	erger
neuter singular	indefinite	erg	erger
	definite	erge	ergere	ergste	ergst, ergste
common singular		erge	ergere	ergste	ergste
plural		erge	ergere	ergste	ergste
partitive		ergs	ergers

Adverb

erg

1. very

   Het appartement was erg klein.

   The apartment was very small.

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French

Etymology 1

From Maghrebi Arabic عرگ (‘erg), corresponding to Standard Arabic عرق (‘irq).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɛʁɡ/

Noun

erg m (plural ergs)

1. erg (desert region)

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek ἔργον (ergos, “work”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɛʁɡ/

Noun

erg m (plural ergs)

1. erg (unit of work done)

Anagrams

• gré

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Old Norse

Noun

erg

1. hill-pasture