berg

¹

[ burg ]

noun

, Oceanography.

1. iceberg.

Berg

²

[ bergor, German berk burg ]

noun

1. Al·ban [ahl-, bahn, ahl, -bahn], 1885–1935, Austrian composer, noted for bringing expressive emotion to the twelve-tone technique.
2. Patricia Jane Patty, 1918–2006, U.S. golfer: a founding member of the LPGA.
3. Paul, 1926–2023, U.S. biochemist: shared Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1980.

berg

¹

/ bɜːɡ /

noun

1. short for iceberg

berg

²

/ bɜːɡ /

noun

1. a South African word for mountain

Berg

³

/ bɜːɡ; bɛrk /

noun

1. BergAlban (Maria Johannes)18851935MAustrianMUSIC: composer Alban ( Maria Johannes ) (ˈalbaːn). 1885–1935, Austrian composer: a pupil of Schoenberg. His works include the operas Wozzeck (1921) and Lulu (1935), a violin concerto (1935), chamber works, and songs
2. BergPaul1926MUSSCIENCE: biologist Paul . born 1926, US molecular biologist, the first to identify transfer RNA (1956). Nobel prize for chemistry 1980

Word History and Origins

Origin of berg¹

First recorded in 1815–25; by shortening

Example Sentences

Berg then noted how closely related hit songs were to the hits from the previous calendar year.

From Science News

The bergs drifted south when large amounts of water were flowing off melting glaciers.

From Science News For Students

The little berg is quietly melting outside the sprawl of the Scottish Events Campus, where COP26 is taking place.

From Washington Post

Instead they are written by a non-attorney investigator, a fact also questioned by Berg.

From Voice of San Diego

He offers link building services and frequently contributes to the Search Berg blog with marketing tips and insights.

From Search Engine Watch

In the 2004 video, 26-year-old American businessman Nick Berg also wears an orange jumpsuit.

From The Daily Beast

And the first two episodes were directed by Peter Berg of Friday Night Lights, who is a master of small-town pathos.

From The Daily Beast

Berg: And the idea of a Tom Perkins character crusading for the rights of the rich seems like a very funny idea.

From The Daily Beast

Berg: We have a big screening tomorrow night up in Redwood City.

From The Daily Beast

Berg: We also wanted it to play totally real, which is how satire works.

From The Daily Beast

Profiting by this, Benjy quietly moved away round a colossal buttress of the berg, and took refuge in an ice-cave.

From Project Gutenberg

In a few minutes, however, he had it again under control, and they soon reached the berg.

From Project Gutenberg

The return journey was almost as trying as the outward one, but he reached Vreede Berg (Africaner's village) in safety.

From Project Gutenberg

Then Berg gestured him to follow and they went down a cord ladder hanging from the window sill.

From Project Gutenberg

And Berg sat there, smiling, pouring out those damnable cynicisms.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• ice floe
• iceberg