bergig

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German

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Etymology

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Berg +‎ -ig

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbɛʁɡɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈbɛʁɡɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: ber‧gig

Adjective

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bergig (strong nominative masculine singular bergiger, comparative bergiger, superlative am bergigsten)

  1. mountainous

Declension

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Swedish

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Etymology

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berg (mountain) +‎ -ig (-y)

Adjective

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bergig (comparative bergigare, superlative bergigast)

  1. mountainous
    bergig terräng
    mountainous terrain
  2. (uncommon) rocky (having exposed bedrock – compare bedrock sense of berg)

Declension

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Inflection of bergig
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular bergig bergigare bergigast
Neuter singular bergigt bergigare bergigast
Plural bergiga bergigare bergigast
Masculine plural3 bergige bergigare bergigast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 bergige bergigare bergigaste
All bergiga bergigare bergigaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

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