Bridge

See also: bridge and bridgé

English

Etymology

English surname, from the noun bridge.

Proper noun

Bridge

1. A surname.
   1. An occupational surname for a bridgekeeper
   2. A habitational surname for someone living near a bridge or at a location called Bridge or Bridges
   3. A toponymic surname for someone from Bruges
   4. Alternative form of Bridgen
   5. Alternative form of Bridges
2. A village and civil parish in Canterbury district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR1854). Recorded as Brige in 1086 (DB), from Old English brycg.
3. An unincorporated community in Coos County, Oregon, United States, named for a river bridge.

See also

• Bridgen
• Bridges

 

Anagrams

• BIRGed, begird

German

Etymology

From English bridge

Pronunciation

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Noun

Bridge n (strong, genitive Bridge, no plural)

1. bridge (card game)

Declension

Declension of Bridge [sg-only, neuter, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Bridge
genitive	eines	des	Bridge
dative	einem	dem	Bridge
accusative	ein	das	Bridge

Further reading

• “Bridge” in Duden online
• “Bridge” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache