German

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Etymology

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Berg +‎ -ig

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbɛʁɡɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈbɛʁɡɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: ber‧gig

Adjective

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bergig (strong nominative masculine singular bergiger, comparative bergiger, superlative am bergigsten)

  1. mountainous

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Swedish

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Etymology

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berg (mountain) +‎ -ig (-y)

Adjective

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bergig (comparative bergigare, superlative bergigast)

  1. mountainous
    bergig terräng
    mountainous terrain
  2. (uncommon) rocky (having exposed bedrock – compare bedrock sense of berg)

Declension

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Inflection of bergig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular bergig bergigare bergigast
neuter singular bergigt bergigare bergigast
plural bergiga bergigare bergigast
masculine plural2 bergige bergigare bergigast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 bergige bergigare bergigaste
all bergiga bergigare bergigaste

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

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