ijsberg

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch ijsberch, equivalent to ijs (“ice”) +‎ berg (“mountain”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛi̯s.bɛrx/

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• Hyphenation: ijs‧berg

Noun

IJsberg bij Groenland
Iceberg near Greenland

ijsberg m (plural ijsbergen, diminutive ijsbergje n)

1. iceberg (mountain-size mass of floating ice)

Derived terms

• ijsbergsla

Related terms

• bergijs

Descendants

• Afrikaans: ysberg
• → Danish: isbjerg (calque)
• → English: iceberg
  • → Azerbaijani: aysberq
  • → French: iceberg
  • → Spanish: iceberg
  • → Portuguese: iceberg, icebergue, aicebergue (prescriptive)
  • → Turkish: aysberg
  • → Welsh: eisbyrg
  • → Welsh: mynydd iâ (calque)
  • → Welsh: rhewfryn (calque)
• → German: Eisberg (calque)
  • → Azerbaijani: aysberq
  • → Esperanto: glacimonto (calque)
  • → Russian: а́йсберг (ájsberg)
    • → Armenian: այսբերգ (aysberg)
• → Papiamentu: ijsberg, eisbèrg
• → West Frisian: iisberch (calque)