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Etymology
From Dan. isbjerg or Norw. isberg both meaning mountain of ice. First used to describe a glacier as seen at a distance from a ship then used as a term to describe the floating chunks of ice broken off from such glaciers.
Noun
en-noun
- A huge mass of ocean-floating ice which has broken off a glacier or ice shelf
#: The Titanic hit an iceberg and sank.
Related terms
ice
ice floe
mid
tip of the iceberg
iceberger
Translations
Basque: iceberg, izozmendi
Chinese: �山 (bīngsh�n)
Czech: kra f
Danish: isbjerg
Dutch: ijsberg m
Esperanto: glacimonto
Estonian: jäämägi
Finnish: jäävuori
French: iceberg m
German: Eisberg m
Greek: �αγ�βο�νο n
Indonesian: gunung es
Interlingua: iceberg
Italian: iceberg#Italian|iceberg m
mid
Japanese: 氷山 (�����, hy�zan)
Korean: �� (bingsan)
Lithuanian: ledkalnis m
Maltese: ajsberg
Norwegian: isfjell, isberg
Persian: FAchar|�خک�� (yakhkuh)
Polish: góra lodowa f
Portuguese: icebergue m
Russian: ай�бе�г (ajsberg) m
Spanish: iceberg m
Swedish: isberg n
Volapük: gladabel
Welsh: eisberg, mynydd iâ
See also
growler
Italian
Noun
iceberg m inv
- iceberg#English|iceberg
Derived terms
punta dell'iceberg - tip of the iceberg
See also
ghiaccio - ice
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Noun
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