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Webster 1913 Edition

Berlin

Ber′lin

,
Noun.
[The capital of Germany]
1.
A four-wheeled carriage, having a sheltered seat behind the body and separate from it, invented in the 17th century, at Berlin.
2.
Fine worsted for fancy-work; zephyr worsted; – called also
Berlin wool
.
Berlin black
,
a black varnish, drying with almost a dead surface; – used for coating the better kinds of ironware.
Ure.
–
Berlin blue
,
Prussian blue.
Ure.
–
Berlin green
,
a complex cyanide of iron, used as a green dye, and similar to Prussian blue.
–
Berlin iron
,
a very fusible variety of cast iron, from which figures and other delicate articles are manufactured. These are often stained or lacquered in imitation of bronze.
–
Berlin shop
,
a shop for the sale of worsted embroidery and the materials for such work.
–
Berlin work
,
worsted embroidery.

Webster 1828 Edition

Berlin

BER'LIN

,
Noun.
A vehicle of the chariot kind, supposed to have this name from berlin, the chief city of Prussia, where it was first made, or from the Italian berlina, a sort of state or pillory, and a coach.

Definition 2024

Berlin

Berlin

See also: berlin, Berliin, berlín, Berlín, and Berlîn

English

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

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

Danish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [b̥æɐ̯ˈliːˀn]

Proper noun

Berlin

  1. Berlin, the capital of Germany

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɛʁlɛ̃/

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 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]

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

  • Berliner
  • berlinern
  • berlinisch
  • einen Koffer in Berlin haben

Related terms

  • berlinerisch

References

  • 1999, Dieter Berger, Geographische Namen in Deutschland, Bibliographisches Institut (ISBN 3-411-06252-5)
  1. ↑ https://www.germanistik.uni-hannover.de/fileadmin/deutsches_seminar/publikationen/64.pdf

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

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɛrlin̪/

Proper noun

Berlin m

  1. Berlin, the capital city of Germany

Declension

Derived terms

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

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

berlin

berlin

See also: Berlin, Berliin, berlín, Berlín, and Berlîn

English

Noun

berlin ‎(plural berlins)

  1. A four-wheeled carriage with a separate sheltered seat behind the body.

Etymology

From the German Berlin.

Pronunciation

(German city and state):

(US cities and towns):

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈbɜː.lɪn/
  • (General American): IPA(key): /ˈbɚ.lɪn/, enPR: bûrʹlĭn
  • Rhymes: -ɪn

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