Eisberg

German

Etymology

From Eis (“ice”) +‎ Berg (“mountain”), a calque of Dutch ijsberg.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈaɪ̯sˌbɛrk/, [ˈʔaɪ̯sˌbɛɐ̯k], [ˈʔaɪ̯sˌbɛʁk]
IPA^(key): /ˈaɪ̯sˌbɛrç/ (northern and central Germany, now chiefly colloquial)
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Noun

Eisberg m (strong, genitive Eisberges or Eisbergs, plural Eisberge)

iceberg

Declension

Declension of Eisberg [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Eisberg	die	Eisberge
genitive	eines	des	Eisberges, Eisbergs	der	Eisberge
dative	einem	dem	Eisberg, Eisberge¹	den	Eisbergen
accusative	einen	den	Eisberg	die	Eisberge

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Descendants

→ Azerbaijani: aysberq
→ Esperanto: glacimonto (calque)
→ Russian: а́йсберг (ájsberg)
- → Armenian: այսբերգ (aysberg)

Further reading

“Eisberg” in Duden online
“Eisberg” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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