erg

See also: ERG and erg.

English

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek ἔργον (érgon, “work”).

Noun

erg (plural ergs)

  1. The unit of work or energy, being the amount of work done by a dyne working through a distance of one centimeter. Equal to 10−7 joules.
Derived terms
  • foe (unit of energy)
Translations

Etymology 2

From French erg, from Maghrebi Arabic عِرْگ‎ (ʿerg), corresponding to Standard Arabic عِرْق‎ (ʿirq).

Noun

erg (plural ergs or areg)

  1. (geomorphology) A large desert region of sand dunes with little or no vegetation, especially in the Sahara.

Etymology 3

Shortening.

Noun

erg (plural ergs)

  1. (slang) An ergometer.

Further reading

Anagrams

Catalan

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek ἔργον (érgon).

Noun

erg m (plural ergs)

  1. erg (the unit of work or energy)

Etymology 2

From Arabic [Term?].

Noun

erg m (plural ergs)

  1. erg (large desert region)

Further reading

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch arch, erch, from Old Dutch *arg, from Proto-Germanic *argaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛr(ə)x/
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Adjective

erg (comparative erger, superlative ergst)

  1. serious, considerable, severe
  2. awful, terrible

Inflection

Inflection of erg
uninflected erg
inflected erge
comparative erger
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial erg erger het ergst
het ergste
indefinite m./f. sing. erge ergere ergste
n. sing. erg erger ergste
plural erge ergere ergste
definite erge ergere ergste
partitive ergs ergers —

Adverb

erg

  1. very
    Het appartement was erg klein.
    The apartment was very small.

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛʁɡ/

Etymology 1

From Maghrebi Arabic عِرْگ‎ (ʿerg), corresponding to standard Arabic عِرْق‎ (ʿirq).

Noun

erg m (plural ergs)

  1. erg (desert region)

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek ἔργον (érgon, “work”).

Noun

erg m (plural ergs)

  1. erg (unit of work done)

Anagrams

Further reading

Old Norse

Etymology

Borrowed from an Old Irish word.

Noun

erg n

  1. a word of not entirely certain meaning, roughly shepherd's cottage or hill-pasture
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