Bergen

See also: bergen

English

Bergen city

Etymology 1

From Norwegian Bergen, from Old Norse Bjǫrgvin (“meadow between the mountains”).

Proper noun

Bergen

1. A port city in Norway

   Bergen, in Hordaland county, is Norway's second-largest city.

2. A Catholic diocese named after the above see.
3. A city and hamlet in North Dakota.

Translations

city in Norway

• Dutch: Bergen (nl)
• Esperanto: Bergeno
• Faroese: Bjørgvin f
• French: Bergen (fr)
• Georgian: ბერგენი (bergeni)
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• German: Bergen (de)
• Icelandic: Björgvin (is) f
• Norwegian: Bergen (no)
• Russian: Бе́рген (ru) m (Bérgen)
• Turkish: Bergen

Catholic diocese

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See also

• Bergen, Norway on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Bergen

1. A town and village in New York.
2. One of two towns in Wisconsin.

See also

• Bergen County (New Jersey)
• Bergen op Zoom (Netherlands)

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛr.ɣə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: Ber‧gen
• Rhymes: -ɛrɣən
• Homophone: bergen

Etymology 1

Plural of berg (“mountain”).

Proper noun

Bergen n

1. Mons city, in Hainaut, Belgium

Derived terms

• Bergenaar m
• Bergens (adjective)

Etymology 2

From Norwegian Bergen, from Old Norse Bjǫrgvin (“meadow between the mountains”), cognate with Dutch berg (“mountain”) [cfr. etymology 1], German Berg (“mountain”), etc.

Proper noun

Bergen n

1. Bergen, a port city in Norway

Derived terms

• Bergenaar m
• Bergens (adjective)

Anagrams

• brenge

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French

Etymology

From Norwegian Bergen, from Old Norse Bjǫrgvin (“meadow between the mountains”).

Proper noun

Bergen ?

1. Bergen, a port city in Norway

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German

Etymology 1

Cognate with Dutch berg (“mountain”) [cfr. etymology 2], German Berg (“mountain”), etc.

Proper noun

Bergen n

1. A city in Hesse
2. A town on Rügen island in the Ostsee
3. The Belgian city Mons, in the former countship Hennegau (and modern Hainaut province)

Etymology 2

From Norwegian Bergen, from Old Norse Bjǫrgvin (“meadow between the mountains”), cognate with Dutch berg (“mountain”) [cfr. etymology 1], German Berg (“mountain”), etc.

Proper noun

Bergen n (proper noun, strong, genitive Bergens)

1. Bergen, a port city in Norway

Etymology 3

Noun

Bergen

1. dative plural of Berg

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse Bjǫrgvin (“meadow between the mountains”), cognate with Dutch berg (“mountain”), German Berg (“mountain”), etc.

Proper noun

Bergen

1. A port city and municipality of Hordaland, Norway

Related terms

• bergenser
• bergensk

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse Bjǫrgvin (“meadow between the mountains”), cognate with Dutch berg (“mountain”), German Berg (“mountain”), etc.

Proper noun

Bergen

1. A port city and municipality of Hordaland, Norway

Related terms

• bergensar
• bergensk