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bergy

bergy

9.9
Having the appearance of a small iceberg
  • adjective
  • /ˈbərɡē/
  • UK
translation icon : iceberg pequeño
  • The explorers encountered several bergy chunks floating near the shore.

Examples

  • The bergy ice chunks floated past the ship.

  • A bergy appearance made the ice difficult to spot from a distance.

  • Fishermen must be cautious of bergy bits when sailing in cold waters.

  • We spotted a bergy mass in the distance.

  • The explorers encountered several bergy chunks floating near the shore.

  • A bergy appearance made the ice difficult to spot from a distance.

  • Fishermen must be cautious of bergy bits when sailing in cold waters.

Synonyms

icelike
vsbergy
4.4

Like ice in look, feel, or tone

relates specifically to a small iceberg's appearance or composition rather than general ice

Surface Forms

bergy positive

Morphology

bergy = berg (transparent) = berg + y

Formed by the productive adjectival suffix '-y' on 'berg', giving 'resembling or relating to a berg', which a B1 learner can straightforwardly infer.

Etymology

Bergy comes from the part berg, which means 'mountain' and is the same part you see in iceberg. So if something is bergy, it looks like a small 'ice mountain'—that is, like a little iceberg.