берег

See also: берёг

Russian

Alternative forms

• брег

Etymology 1

From Old East Slavic берегъ (beregŭ), from Proto-Slavic *bergъ. Doublet of брег (breg), a borrowing from Old Church Slavonic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbʲerʲɪk]

Noun

бе́рег • (béreg) m inan (genitive бе́рега, nominative plural берега́^*, genitive plural берего́в) (* The irregular plural берега́ is actually an old dual form, since rivers have two of them.)

1. bank, shore, coast, beach
2. land

Usage notes

The stress may fall on the preposition in the expression на́ берег (ná bereg, “ashore”).

Declension

Declension of бе́рег (inan masc-form velar-stem accent-c irreg) 

	singular	plural
nominative	бе́рег béreg	берега́△* beregá△*
genitive	бе́рега bérega	берего́в beregóv
dative	бе́регу béregu	берега́м beregám
accusative	бе́рег béreg	берега́△* beregá△*
instrumental	бе́регом béregom	берега́ми beregámi
prepositional	бе́реге bérege	берега́х beregáx
locative	берегу́ beregú

^△ Irregular.
^* The irregular plural берега́ is actually an old dual form, since rivers have two of them.

Related terms

• берегово́й (beregovój)
• бережо́к m (berežók)
• прибре́жный (pribréžnyj)
• прибре́жье n (pribréžʹje)
• побере́жье n (poberéžʹje)
• на́бережная f (náberežnaja)

See also

• пляж (pljaž)

Etymology 2

Verb

берег • (berjóg) impf

1. Alternative spelling of берёг (berjóg)

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Ukrainian

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Noun

бе́рег • (béreh) m inan (genitive бе́рега, nominative plural береги́)

1. bank, shore, coast, beach

References

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “берег”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka