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erg

erg

See also: ERG and erg.

English

Noun

erg (plural ergs)

  1. The unit of work or energy, being the amount of work done by a dyne working through a distance of one centimeter. Equal to 10−7joules.
Derived terms
  • foe (unit of energy)
Translations

Etymology 2

From French erg, from Maghrebi Arabic عِرْگ (ʿerg), corresponding to Standard Arabic عِرْق (ʿirq).

Noun

erg (plural ergs or areg)

  1. (geomorphology) A large desert region of sand dunes with little or no vegetation, especially in the Sahara.

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Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛr(ə)x/

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *argaz. Cognate to English eerie.

Adjective

erg (comparative erger, superlative ergst)

  1. serious, considerable, severe
  2. awful, terrible

Inflection

Inflection of erg
uninflected erg
inflected erge
comparative erger
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial erg erger het ergst
het ergste
indefinite m./f. sing. erge ergere ergste
n. sing. erg erger ergste
plural erge ergere ergste
definite erge ergere ergste
partitive ergs ergers

Adverb

erg

  1. very
    Het appartement was erg klein.
    The apartment was very small.

French

Etymology 1

From Maghrebi Arabic عِرْگ (ʿerg), corresponding to standard Arabic عِرْق (ʿirq).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛʁɡ/

Noun

erg m (plural ergs)

  1. erg (desert region)

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek ἔργον (érgon, work).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛʁɡ/

Noun

erg m (plural ergs)

  1. erg (unit of work done)

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Old Norse

Noun

erg ?

  1. hill-pasture