Berlin

English

The location of Berlin within Germany.
The Reichstag, the seat of the German parliament, is one of the most recognisable buildings in Berlin.

Etymology

From the German Berlin.

Pronunciation

(German city and state):

(US cities and towns):

Proper noun

Berlin

  1. The capital city of Germany.
  2. One of the component states of Germany according to the current administrative division of the nation.
  3. A surname​.
  4. Any of a number of cities and towns in the United States, of which the largest are Berlin, Connecticut, and Berlin, New Hampshire.

Derived terms


Translations

Noun

Berlin

  1. Fine worsted for fancy-work; zephyr worsted.

Synonyms

  • Berlin wool
  • Berlin worsted

Derived terms

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for Berlin in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

Danish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [b̥æɐ̯ˈliːˀn]

Proper noun

Berlin

  1. Berlin, the capital of Germany

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɛʁ.lɛ̃/

Proper noun

Berlin m

  1. Berlin, the capital city of Germany
  2. Berlin, a state in Germany

German

The oldest seal of the city, from 1253, bears the inscription SIGILLVM DE BERLIN BVRGENSIS (Siegel der Bürger von Berlin).

Alternative forms

Etymology

Possibly from the Polabian stem berl- / birl- (“swamp”) + suffix -in. The place is first mentioned by this name in the late 12th century (as Middle Low German Berlyn). According to (incorrect) folk etymology, the name is derived from the Bär (“bear”) that is the symbol of the city.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard New High German) IPA(key): [bɛɐˈliːn], [bɛʁˈliːn],
  • (Berlinisch) IPA(key): [bɐ̠liːn], [bɐ̠liːən][1]
  • Audio (Berlin, non-dialectal)(file)
  • Audio(file)

Proper noun

Berlin n (genitive Berlins)

  1. Berlin, the capital city of Germany and one of its current component states.
    • 1800, Johann Paul Friedrich Richter:
      Berlin ist mehr ein Weltteil als eine Stadt.
      Berlin is more a part of a world than a city.
    • 1910, Karl Scheffler, author of Berlin: Ein Stadtschicksal:
      Berlin ist eine Stadt, verdammt dazu, ewig zu werden, niemals zu sein.
      Berlin is a city damned forever to become, never to be.
  2. (figuratively) The federal government of Germany.

Derived terms

References

  • 1999, Dieter Berger, Geographische Namen in Deutschland, Bibliographisches Institut →ISBN

Hungarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbɛrlin]
  • Hyphenation: Ber‧lin

Proper noun

Berlin

  1. Berlin

Declension

Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)
singular plural
nominative Berlin Berlinek
accusative Berlint Berlineket
dative Berlinnek Berlineknek
instrumental Berlinnel Berlinekkel
causal-final Berlinért Berlinekért
translative Berlinné Berlinekké
terminative Berlinig Berlinekig
essive-formal Berlinként Berlinekként
essive-modal — —
inessive Berlinben Berlinekben
superessive Berlinen Berlineken
adessive Berlinnél Berlineknél
illative Berlinbe Berlinekbe
sublative Berlinre Berlinekre
allative Berlinhez Berlinekhez
elative Berlinből Berlinekből
delative Berlinről Berlinekről
ablative Berlintől Berlinektől
Possessive forms of Berlin
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. Berlinem Berlinjeim
2nd person sing. Berlined Berlinjeid
3rd person sing. Berlinje Berlinjei
1st person plural Berlinünk Berlinjeink
2nd person plural Berlinetek Berlinjeitek
3rd person plural Berlinjük Berlinjeik

Derived terms

Norwegian Bokmål

Proper noun

Berlin

  1. Berlin, federal capital of Germany

Norwegian Nynorsk

Proper noun

Berlin

  1. Berlin, federal capital of Germany

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɛr.lʲin/
  • audio(file)

Proper noun

Berlin m

  1. Berlin, the capital city of Germany

Declension

Derived terms

  • berlińczyk m, berlinianka f (rare: berlinka)
  • adjective: berliński

Further reading

  • Berlin in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Proper noun

Berlin f

  1. Alternative form of Berlim

Romanian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɛr.lin̪/

Proper noun

Berlin n

  1. Berlin, the capital city of Germany

Declension

Derived terms

  • berlinez m, berlineză f
  • adjective: berlinez

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /běrliːn/
  • Hyphenation: Ber‧lin

Proper noun

Bèrlīn m (Cyrillic spelling Бѐрлӣн)

  1. (uncountable) Berlin

Declension

Swedish

Proper noun

Berlin

  1. Berlin, the capital of Germany

Tatar

Proper noun

Berlin

  1. Berlin

Declension

References

Turkish

Proper noun

Berlin

  1. Berlin
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