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See also: bern
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
German Bern, of uncertain further origin.
A popular folk etymology says it was named by its founder, Berthold V, Duke of Zähringen, after the first animal he saw in the area, a Bär(in) (“bear”) (compare Berlin, subject to a similar folk etymology).
The name is now thought to be connected to a Celtic word, Proto-Celtic *berna (“cleft”) and *branos (“raven”) (compare the name ΒΡΕΝΟΔΩΡ (BRENODŌR), on the Bern zinc tablet, which has also been connected with the Gaulish name Brennus).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (UK) enPR: bû(r)n, IPA(key): /bɜː(ɹ)n/
Audio (UK) (file) - Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)n
- Homophone: burn
- (local) enPR: bârn, IPA(key): /bɛ(ɹ)n/
- Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ)n
- Homophone: bairn
Proper noun[edit]
Bern
- The capital city of Switzerland; capital city of Bern canton.
- A canton of Switzerland.
- A diminutive of the male given name Bernard.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
city
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canton
References[edit]
- Andres Kristol (ed.), 2005: Lexikon der schweizerischen Gemeindenamen, Huber, Frauenfeld, p. 143. →ISBN
Anagrams[edit]
Danish[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Bern
- Bern (the capital city of Switzerland; capital city of Bern canton)
- Bern (a canton of Switzerland)
Dutch[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Bern n
- Bern (the capital city of Switzerland; capital city of Bern canton)
- Bern (a canton of Switzerland)
Estonian[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Bern
- Bern (the capital city of Switzerland; capital city of Bern canton)
- Bern (a canton of Switzerland)
German[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Bern n (genitive Berns)
- Bern (the capital city of Switzerland; capital city of Bern canton)
- Bern (a canton of Switzerland)
Derived terms[edit]
Serbo-Croatian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Bȇrn m (Cyrillic spelling Бе̑рн)
- Bern (the capital city of Switzerland; capital city of Bern canton)
- Bern (a canton of Switzerland)
Declension[edit]
Declension of Bern
singular | |
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nominative | Bern |
genitive | Berna |
dative | Bernu |
accusative | Bern |
vocative | Berne |
locative | Bernu |
instrumental | Bernom |
References[edit]
- “Bern” in Hrvatski jezični portal
Swedish[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Bern n (genitive Berns)
- Bern (the capital city of Switzerland; capital city of Bern canton)
- Bern (a canton of Switzerland)
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