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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• Hyphenation: Eis‧berg
• Rhymes: -ɛʁk

Noun

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

1. 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

• Eisbergsalat
• Spitze des Eisbergs

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