iceberg

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Related terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 See also 1.5 External links 2 French 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun 3 Galician 3.1 Noun 4 Italian 4.1 Noun 4.1.1 Derived terms 4.1.2 See also 5 Spanish 5.1 Noun 5.1.1 Derived terms

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From Danish isbjerg or Norwegian/Swedish isberg both meaning mountain of ice. First used to describe a glacier as seen at a distance from a ship then used as a term to describe the floating chunks of ice broken off from such glaciers.

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• (UK) IPA: /'aɪsbɜːg/

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iceberg (plural icebergs)

1. A huge mass of ocean-floating ice which has broken off a glacier or ice shelf

   The Titanic hit an iceberg and sank.

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• growler

[edit] External links

• Iceberg on Wikimedia Commons. Wikimedia Commons

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

From English iceberg from Danish isbjerg or Norwegian/Swedish isberg (“‘mountain of ice’”)

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• IPA: /aj.sbɛʁg/, /is.bɛʁg/ X-SAMPA: /Aj.sbERg/, /is.bERg/
• Rhymes: -ɛʁg
• Homophones: icebergs

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iceberg m. (plural icebergs)

1. iceberg

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[edit] Galician

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iceberg m. (plural icebergs)

1. iceberg

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iceberg m. inv.

1. iceberg

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• punta dell'iceberg - tip of the iceberg

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• ghiaccio - ice

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[edit] Spanish

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iceberg m. (plural icebergs)

1. iceberg

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• punta del iceberg