Berlin
German (Berlin)
[bɛɐ̯ˈliːn], [bɐ̠liːn]
proper noun
Definitions
- Berlin (caplc in Germany)
- (figuratively) Berlin federal government of Germany
- Berlin (state in Germany)
Etymology
Derived from Proto-Indo-European *ber (swampy place, marshy).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*ber
Gloss
swampy place, marshy
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Berlin English
- Berliner English
- Berlinese English
- berlinite English
- Berliner German
- berlinerisch German
- berlinern German
- berlinfern German
- berlinisch German
- berlinnah German
- fern German
- nah German
- Berlijn Dutch, Flemish
- Berlijner Dutch, Flemish
- berlinerbol Dutch, Flemish
- Берли́н Russian
- берлинский Russian
- *ber Proto-Indo-European
- berlinerbolle Norwegian Bokmål
- バーリン Japanese
- ベルリン Japanese
- Berliner Polish
- berlinerbolle Norwegian Nynorsk
- Berlino Esperanto
- برلین Persian
- เบอร์ลิน Thai
- Βερολίνο Greek (modern)
- ברלין Hebrew (modern)
- Berliin Estonian
- 柏林 Chinese
- 베를린 Korean
- Berlynas Lithuanian
- Berlyn Western Frisian
- Berlîn Northern Kurdish
- Берлин Kirghiz, Kyrgyz