berging

Dutch

Etymology

From bergen (“to salvage, to store”) +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɛr.ɣɪŋ/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: ber‧ging

Noun

berging f (plural bergingen, diminutive berginkje n)

  1. rescue, salvage (act of recovering or bringing to safety)
  2. storage room, storeroom
    Synonym: bergruimte

Derived terms

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From berge +‎ -ing.

Noun

berging f or m (definite singular berginga or bergingen, indefinite plural berginger, definite plural bergingene)

  1. rescue
  2. salvage, recovery

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From berge +‎ -ing.

Noun

berging f (definite singular berginga, indefinite plural bergingar, definite plural bergingane)

  1. rescue
  2. salvage, recovery

Derived terms

References

Old Norse

Alternative forms

  • bergning (rare)

Etymology

From bergja (“to taste”) +‎ -ing.

Noun

berging f (genitive bergingar, dative bergingu)

  1. taste, tasting

Declension

References

  • “berging”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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