Bergisches Land

English

Etymology

From German Bergisches Land.

Proper noun

Bergisches Land

1. A low mountain range in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, east of the Rhine and south of the Ruhr; the largest town is Wuppertal.

German

Etymology

From bergisch (Berg + -isch) and Land.

Named for the County (later Duchy and Grand Duchy) of Berg, only distantly connected (if at all) with Berg (“mountain”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌbɛʁɡɪʃəs ˈlant/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: Ber‧gi‧sches Land

Proper noun

Bergisches Land n (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite nominative das Bergische Land, definite genitive des Bergischen Landes or des Bergischen Lands)

1. A low mountain range in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, east of the Rhine and south of the Ruhr; the largest town is Wuppertal.

Declension

Declension of Bergisches Land [sg-only, neuter, strong]

	singular
neuter gender	strong declension
nominative	Bergisches Land
genitive	Bergischen Landes, Bergischen Lands
dative	Bergischem Land, Bergischem Lande1
accusative	Bergisches Land
	weak declension
nominative	das	Bergische Land
genitive	des	Bergischen Landes, Bergischen Lands
dative	dem	Bergischen Land, Bergischen Lande1
accusative	das	Bergische Land
	mixed declension
nominative	ein	Bergisches Land
genitive	eines	Bergischen Landes, Bergischen Lands
dative	einem	Bergischen Land, Bergischen Lande1
accusative	ein	Bergisches Land

¹Now rare, see notes.