берег
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See also: берёг
Russian
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old East Slavic берегъ (beregŭ), from Proto-Slavic *bergъ. Doublet of брег (breg), a borrowing from Old Church Slavonic.
Alternative forms
- бе́регъ (béreg) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)
Pronunciation
Noun
бе́рег • (béreg) m inan (genitive бе́рега, nominative plural берега́*, genitive plural берего́в, relational adjective берегово́й, diminutive бережо́к) (* The irregular plural берега́ is actually an old dual form, since rivers have two of them.)
Usage notes
Declension
Declension of бе́рег (inan masc-form velar-stem accent-c irreg)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | бе́рег béreg |
берега́△* beregá△* |
| genitive | бе́рега bérega |
берего́в beregóv |
| dative | бе́регу béregu |
берега́м beregám |
| accusative | бе́рег béreg |
берега́△* beregá△* |
| instrumental | бе́регом béregom |
берега́ми beregámi |
| prepositional | бе́реге bérege |
берега́х beregáx |
| locative | на берегу́ na beregú |
△ Irregular.
* The irregular plural берега́ is actually an old dual form, since rivers have two of them.
Derived terms
- побере́жье n (poberéžʹje)
- на́бережная f (náberežnaja)
Related terms
- прибре́жный (pribréžnyj)
- прибре́жье n (pribréžʹje)
See also
- пляж (pljaž)
Etymology 2
Verb
берег • (berjóg) impf
- Alternative spelling of берёг (berjóg)
Ukrainian
Etymology
From Old East Slavic берегъ (beregŭ), from Proto-Slavic *bergъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
бе́рег • (béreh) m inan (genitive бе́рега, nominative plural береги́, genitive plural берегі́в, relational adjective берегови́й, diminutive бережо́к)
- bank, shore, coast, beach
- The edge or border of a hole or trench. (compare Middle English brinke)
- (in the plural) The edge of a cup, glass, bowl, or of a cloth, fabric, tissue. (compare Middle English brinke)
- (in the plural) margins (the edges of the paper, typically left blank when printing)
Declension
Declension of бе́рег (inan velar masc-form accent-c)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | бе́рег béreh |
береги́ berehý |
| genitive | бе́рега béreha |
берегі́в berehív |
| dative | бе́регові, бе́регу bérehovi, bérehu |
берега́м berehám |
| accusative | бе́рег béreh |
береги́ berehý |
| instrumental | бе́регом bérehom |
берега́ми berehámy |
| locative | бе́резі bérezi |
берега́х bereháx |
| vocative | бе́регу bérehu |
береги́ berehý |
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “берег”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “берег”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
- “берег”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)