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.
Pronunciation
(German city and state):
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /bə.ˈlɪn/, /bɜː.ˈlɪn/
- (General American): IPA(key): [bɚ.ˈlɪn]
Audio (GenAm) (file)
(US cities and towns):
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbɜː.lɪn/
- (General American): IPA(key): /ˈbɚ.lɪn/, enPR: bûrʹlĭn
- Rhymes: -ɪn
Proper noun
Berlin
- The capital city of Germany.
- One of the component states of Germany according to the current administrative division of the nation.
- A surname.
- 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
Derived terms
Translations
capital city of Germany
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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 The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.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.)
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɛʁ.lɛ̃/
Audio (file)
German
The oldest seal of the city, from 1253, bears the inscription SIGILLVM DE BERLIN BVRGENSIS (Siegel der Bürger von Berlin).
Alternative forms
- Berl. (abbreviation)
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): [bɛɐ̯ˈliːn], [bɛʁˈliːn],
- (Berlinisch) IPA(key): [bɐ̠liːn], [bɐ̠liːən][1]
- (Berlin, standard pronunciation)
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Proper noun
Berlin n (genitive Berlins)
- Berlin (capital of Germany; one of its current constituent 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.
- Berlin ist mehr ein Weltteil als eine Stadt.
- 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.
- Berlin ist eine Stadt, verdammt dazu, ewig zu werden, niemals zu sein.
- 1800, Johann Paul Friedrich Richter:
- (figuratively) Berlin (federal government of Germany)
Derived terms
- Alt-Berlin
- Berlinale
- Berlin-Dahlem
- Berline
- Berliner
- berlinfern
- Berlin-Friedrichshain
- berlinisch
- Berlinisch
- Berlin-Johannisthal
- Berlin-Köpenik
- Berlin-Lichtenberg
- Berlin-Marzahn
- Berlin-Mitte
- Berlin-Moabit
- berlinnah
- Berlin-Neukölln
- Berlin-Pankow
- Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg
- Berlin-Reinickendorf
- Berlin-Steglitz
- Berlin-Treptow
- Berlin-Wedding
- Berlin-Wilmersdorf
- Berlin-Zehlendorf
- einen Koffer in Berlin haben
- Großberlin, Groß-Berlin
- Ostberlin, Ost-Berlin
- Westberlin, West-Berlin
Related terms
- Berliner Blau
- Berolina
- Berolinismus
References
- 1999, Dieter Berger, Geographische Namen in Deutschland, Bibliographisches Institut →ISBN
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbɛrlin]
- Hyphenation: Ber‧lin
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 |
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɛr.lʲin/
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Declension
Derived terms
- berlińczyk m, berlinianka f (rare: berlinka)
- adjective: berliński
Portuguese
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɛr.lin̪/
Declension
declension of Berlin ( only)
| gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
|---|---|---|
| nominative/accusative | — | — |
| genitive/dative | — | — |
Derived terms
- berlinez m, berlineză f
- adjective: berlinez
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /běrliːn/
- Hyphenation: Ber‧lin
Declension
Declension of Berlin
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Bèrlīn |
| genitive | Berlína |
| dative | Berlinu |
| accusative | Berlin |
| vocative | Berline |
| locative | Berlinu |
| instrumental | Berlinom |
Tatar
Declension
declension of Berlin
| Nominative | Berlin |
|---|---|
| Genitive | Berlinnıñ |
| Dative | Berlinga |
| Accusative | Berlinnı |
| Locative | Berlinda |
| Ablative | Berlindan |
Turkish
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