berch

See also: Berch and bèrch

Middle Dutch

Alternative forms

• berich
• berech

Etymology

From Old Dutch berg, from Proto-West Germanic *berg.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛrx/

Noun

berch m

1. mountain, hill
2. mountain range
3. stronghold

Inflection

Strong masculine noun

	singular	plural
nominative	berch	berge
accusative	berch	berge
genitive	berchs	berge
dative	berge	bergen

Descendants

• Dutch: berg
  • Afrikaans: berg
    • → English: berg
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: berki
  • Jersey Dutch: bêrix
  • Negerhollands: berg, bergi
    • → Virgin Islands Creole: berg, bergi
  • → Aukan: beligi
  • → Sranan Tongo: bergi
    • → Caribbean Javanese: bérgi
• Limburgish: berg

Further reading

• “berch”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “berch (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian berch, from Proto-West Germanic *berg.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛrx/, /bɑrx/

Noun

berch c (plural bergen, diminutive berchje)

1. mountain

Derived terms

• iisberch

Further reading

• “berch (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011