English
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Etymology
Supposedly named by its founder, Duke Berthold V, after a bear (German: Bär) he had killed there.
Pronunciation
bû(r)n, IPAchar|/b��(r)n/, <tt>/b3:(r)n/</tt> (English)
bârn, IPAchar|/b�(r)n/, <tt>/bE(r)n/</tt> (local)
:Homophones: burn (for English pronunciation)
:Rhymes: IPAchar|Rhymes:English:-��(r)n|-��(r)n, IPAchar|Rhymes:English:-��(r)n|-��(r)n
Alternative spellings
Berne
Proper noun
Bern
- The capital of Switzerland and of the canton of Bern.
- A canton of Switzerland.
Translations
trans-top|city
Estonian: #Estonian|Bern
French: Berne
German: Bern
Italian: Berna
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Japanese: ��� (Berun)
Maltese: Bern
Russian: �е�н (Bern) m
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trans-top|canton
French: canton de Berne m
German: Bern, Kanton Bern m
trans-mid
Italian: Berna, Canton Berna m
Maltese: Bern
Russian: кан�он �е�н (kantón Bern) m
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Category:Capital cities
Estonian
Proper noun
Bern
- Bern
Category:et:Cities
Category:et:Capital cities
German
Proper noun
Bern
- Bern (city, canton)
de:Bern
fr:Bern
ko:Bern
it:Bern
hu:Bern
nl:Bern
ja:Bern
pl:Bern
ru:Bern
fi:Bern
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