Berlin

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Proper noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations 2 Bosnian 2.1 Proper noun 3 German 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Pronunciation 3.3 Proper noun 3.3.1 Related terms 3.3.2 References 4 Hungarian 4.1 Pronunciation 4.2 Proper noun 5 Polish 5.1 Pronunciation 5.2 Proper noun 5.2.1 Declension 6 Serbian 6.1 Proper noun 6.1.1 See also 7 Tatar 7.1 Proper noun 7.1.1 Declension 7.2 References

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[edit] Etymology

From the German Berlin.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /bə(ɹ)ˈlɪn/, SAMPA: /b@(r)"lIn/
• (GenAM): IPA: [bɚˈlɪn], SAMPA: /b@`"lIn/

  Rhymes: -ɪn

[edit] Proper noun

Singular Berlin

Plural -

Berlin

1. The capital city of Germany.
2. One of the component states of Germany according to the current administrative division of the nation.

[edit] Derived terms

• Berliner
• East Berlin
• West Berlin

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[edit] Bosnian

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Berlin m.

1. Berlin

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[edit] German

[edit] 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.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (Standard New High German) IPA: [bɛɐˈliːn], [bɛʁˈliːn],
• (Berlinisch) IPA: [baliːn], [baliːən]

   Audio (Berlin)^{help, file}

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Berlin n.

1. Berlin, the capital city of Germany.

   Berlin ist mehr ein Weltteil als eine Stadt. — Johann Paul Friedrich Richter, 1800.

   Berlin is more a part of a world than a city.

   Berlin ist eine Stadt, verdammt dazu, ewig zu werden, niemals zu sein. — Karl Scheffler, author of Berlin: Ein Stadtschicksal, 1910.

   Berlin is a city damned forever to become, never to be.

2. Berlin, one of the current component states of Germany.

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• einen Koffer in Berlin haben

[edit] References

• de:Berlin
• 1999: Dieter Berger, Geographische Namen in Deutschland, Bibliographisches Institut. ISBN 3-411-06252-5.

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[edit] Hungarian

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈbɛrlin/
• Hyphenation: Ber‧lin

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Berlin

1. Berlin

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[edit] Polish

[edit] Pronunciation

•  Audio^{help, file}

[edit] Proper noun

Berlin m.

1. Berlin, the capital city of Germany

[edit] Declension

	Singular only
Nominative	Berlin
Genitive	Berlina
Dative	Berlinowi
Accusative	Berlin
Instrumental	Berlinem
Locative	Berlinie
Vocative	Berlinie

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[edit] Serbian

[edit] Proper noun

Berlin m.

1. Berlin

[edit] See also

• Берлин

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[edit] Tatar

[edit] Proper noun

Berlin

1. Berlin

[edit] Declension

Nominative Berlin

Genitive Berlinnıñ

Dative Berlinga

Accusative Berlinnı

Locative Berlinda

Ablative Berlindan

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