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bergy

bergy

9.6
A small floating iceberg that comes from a glacier
  • noun
  • UK
translation icon : iceberg pequeño
  • Editor's Note: After the writing of this article, Raj Denhoy of Jefferies & Company reported that Dean Bergy, a former long-serving Stryker CFO, has
  • bergy bits
  • bergy bits and growlers

Examples

  • While sailing through the fjord, we encountered numerous small bergy pieces left behind by the melting icebergs.

  • The crew spotted several bergy bits drifting nearby, which posed a risk to our vessel as we approached the glacier.

  • As we navigated the icy waters, we had to avoid the bergy bits that floated ominously around the ship.

Synonyms

iceberg
vsbergy
57 1.7

A large piece of ice that floats in the sea after breaking off a glacier

is used for a smaller floating chunk rather than a large mass
berg
vsbergy
10 7.4

A large piece of ice that floats in the sea after breaking from a glacier

is applied to a smaller floating piece rather than a big sea mass

How Big

iceberg
57 1.7
bergy
  • UK
9.6
growler
  • Specialized
1 9.9

Surface Forms

bergy singular
bergies plural

Morphology

bergy = berg (transparent) = berg + y

The noun sense is a direct nominal use of 'berg' + '-y' to denote a (small) iceberg or piece of berg-like ice, which learners can infer from the base.

Etymology

Bergy is a short form of iceberg, using berg for 'mountain', and sailors long ago used it for small floating pieces of ice called 'bergy bits'. So a bergy today is simply a small iceberg, a little 'ice mountain' on the water.