Meanings
berg1
plural bergs
- An iceberg.
The ice was thin, and only a few areas had bergs large enough to support marine mammals.
1997, David J. Rugh with Kim E.W. Shelden, “Spotted Seals, Phoca Largha, in Alaska”, in Marine Fisheries Review, volume 59, number 1, page 1
berg2
plural bergs
- South AfricaA mountain.
There are in fact many such subterranean underways in Germany, speeding traffic beneath bergs, burgs and villages and into and around and under big city downtowns ...
2004, Alan Goldfein, “A Wonderful Drive”, in Europe's Macadam, America's Tar: How America Really Compares to "Old Europe", American Editions, →ISBN, page 46
Berg3
- A place name, notably of:
- A former duchy and later grand duchy in North Rhine-Westphalia (Western Germany).
- A municipality of Troms, Norway.
- A municipality in Jämtland County, Sweden.
- A surname from German common in the US, associated with German or Scandinavian ancestry.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna large mass of ice floating at sea; usually broken off of a polar glacier
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
berg · noun
- Afrikaansberg
- Englishberg
Borrowed from Afrikaans berg. Doublet of barrow and bergh.
More words from Afrikaans
Full word history & related roots →Berg · proper noun
- Swedishberg
- GermanBerg
- EnglishBerg
From German Berg or Swedish berg, either term meaning hill or mountain.
More words from German, Swedish
Full word history & related roots →Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with berg
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Anagrams
Cite this entry
berg. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/berg
“berg.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/berg. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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