erg

English

Wikipedia

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɜːɡ/
• Rhymes: -ɜː(r)ɡ

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek ἔργον (ergon, “work”).

Noun

erg (plural ergs)

1. The unit of work or energy, being the amount of work done by a dyne working through a distance of one centimeter. Equal to 10⁻⁷ joules.

Translations

unit of work or energy

• Catalan: erg m
• Japanese: エルグ (erugu)

• Russian: эрг (ru) m (erg)
• Spanish: ergio (es) m

Etymology 2

From French erg, from Maghrebi Arabic عرگ (‘erg), corresponding to Standard Arabic عرق (‘irq).

Noun

erg (plural ergs or areg)

1. (geomorphology) A large desert region of sand dunes with little or no vegetation, especially in the Sahara.

Anagrams

• EGR, ger, reg, Reg

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛr(ə)x/

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Adjective

erg (comparative erger, superlative ergst)

1. serious, considerable, severe
2. awful, terrible

Declension

Declension of erg

		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		erg	erger	het ergst het ergste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	erge	ergere	ergste
	n. sing.	erg	erger	ergste
	plural	erge	ergere	ergste
definite		erge	ergere	ergste
partitive		ergs	ergers	—

Adverb

erg

1. very

   Het appartement was erg klein.

   The apartment was very small.

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French

Etymology 1

From Maghrebi Arabic عرگ (‘erg), corresponding to standard Arabic عرق (‘irq).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛʁɡ/

Noun

erg m (plural ergs)

1. erg (desert region)

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek ἔργον (ergos, “work”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛʁɡ/

Noun

erg m (plural ergs)

1. erg (unit of work done)

Anagrams

• gré

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Old Norse

Noun

erg ?

1. hill-pasture