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Definition: BERTHA

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. A kind of collar or cape worn by ladies.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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"Bertha" is a common misspelling or typo for: berths, berthas.

Date "Bertha" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1782. (references)

Etymology:Bertha \Ber"tha\, noun. [French expression berthe, from Berthe, woman's name.]. (references)

Specialty Definition: BERTHA

Domain Definition
Literature 1: Bertha (Frau). A German impersonation of the Epiphany, corresponding to the Italian Befana. Represented as a white lady, who steals softly into nurseries and rocks infants asleep in the absence of negligent nurses; she is, however, the terror of all naughty children. Her feet are very large, and she has an iron nose. (See Befana.)
2: Bertha The betrothed of John of Leyden, but, being a vassal of Count Oberthal, she was unable to marry without her lord's consent. When she went with her mother to ask permission of marriage, the count, struck with her beauty, determined to make her his mistress. She afterwards makes her escape from the castle, and, fancying that the "prophet" had caused the death of her lover, goes to Munster fully resolved to compass his death by setting fire to the palace. She is apprehended, and, being brought before the prophet-king, recognises her lover in him, saying, "I loved thee once, but now my love is turned to hate," and stabs herself. (Meyerbeer's opera, Le Prophéte. )
3: Bertha The blind daughter of Caleb Plummer in Dickens's Cricket on the Hearth (a Christmas story), 1845.
4: Bertha (Frau ). A German impersonation of the Epiphany, corresponding to the Italian Befana. Represented as a white lady, who steals softly into nurseries and rocks infants asleep in the absence of negligent nurses; she is, however, the terror of all naughty children. Her feet are very large, and she has an iron nose. (See Befana. ). Source: Brewer's Dictionary.
Wikipedic Bertha is an opera by Ned Rorem. (references)

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Common Expressions: BERTHA

Expressions Definition
154 Bertha 154 Bertha is a very dark and very large outer Main belt asteroid. (references)
Bertha (Rorem) Bertha is an opera in one act by Ned Rorem to an English libretto by Kenneth Koch, an original work parodying Shakespeare's histories. It was first performed at Alice Tully Hall in New York City in 1973. (references)
Bertha Benz Bertha Benz, born Bertha Ringer (born May 3 1849 in Pforzheim, died May 5 1944 in Ladenburg), was the first person who drove a car over a longer distance. (references)
Bertha Chevallier-Boutell She was born Rosalita Berta Evelyn Angela Frances Chevallier-Boutell in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She was the fourth daughter of Sir Francis Hepburn de Chevallier-Boutell and Rosa Granero of Montevideo. Raised by the Earl Kitchener. (references)
Bertha Fox-Dominguez Bertha Fox married true crime author Pier Dominguez on March 9, 2003. She was born Ellen Fitzhenry, in Huntsville, Alabama, on January 14 1972. (references)
Bertha Hirsch Baruch Bertha Hirsch Baruch was an American (California) writer and suffragette. (references)
Bertha Knight Landes Bertha Knight Landes (1868 October 19 - 1943 November 29), mayor of Seattle, Washington, from 1926 to 1928, was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She was the first female mayor of a major American city. (references)
Bertha of Holland Bertha of Holland (c.1055-1094) was the first wife and queen of Philippe I, King of France. (references)
Bertha of Sulzbach Bertha of Sulzbach (died 1159) was the first wife and Empress of Byzantine Emperor Manuel I Comnenus. (references)
Bertha Palmer Bertha Palmer (born May 22, 1849 - died May 5, 1918) was an American businesswoman, socialite, and philanthropist. (references)
Bertha Swirles Bertha Swirles (Lady Jeffreys), (22 May, 1903 - 18 December, 1999) carried out research on quantum theory, particularly in its early days. (references)
Bertha Townsend Bertha Louise Townsend Toulmin (born March 7, 1869, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA - died May 12, 1909) was a female tennis player from the United States. She is best remembered for being the first repeating women's singles champion at the U.S. Championships (now: U.S. Open) (1988-89). (references)
Bertha Wilson Bertha Wilson (born September 18 1923) is a retired Canadian jurist and was a Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada. (references)
Big Bertha Big Bertha (German: Dicke Bertha; literal translation "Fat Bertha") is the name of the L/14 model of heavy mortar-like howitzers built and used by Germany during World War I. The name "Big Bertha" is often mistakenly applied to the Long Max and Paris Gun railway guns. (references)
Hurricane Bertha (1996) Hurricane Bertha was a Cape Verde type hurricane that formed in July 1996. It is best remembered in North Carolina as a forerunner of the much more destructive Hurricane Fran, which struck just over a month later. (references)
Hurricane Bertha (disambiguation) The name Bertha has been used for five tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Ocean. (references)

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Extended Definition: BERTHA

Bertha

Bertha
Given name

Gender Female
Meaning Old German for bright
Wikipedia articles All pages beginning with Bertha

Bertha is a female given name, which is derived from the Old High German word berht meaning "bright".

  • Berchta (Bertha, Percht, Perchta), a goddess in South German mythology
  • women called Bertha
    • Saint Bertha of Kent (539-c. 612), Queen of Kent
    • Saint Bertha of Val d'Or (d. c. 690), Abbess
    • Saint Bertha of Artois (mid 7th century - July 4, 725), Abbess, daughter of Count Rigobert and Ursana
    • Bertrada of Laon (also called Bertha with the big feet) (720 – July 12, 783), Frankish queen
    • Saint Bertha of Bingen (fl. c. 840?), mother of Saint Rupert of Bingen
    • Bertha, a daughter of Charlemagne
    • Bertha, daughter of Lothair II
    • Bertha of Burgundy, queen of France
    • Bertha of Holland, queen of France
    • Bertha of Sulzbach, Byzantine empress
    • Bertha of Swabia, queen of Burgundy
    • Bertha von Putelendorf, Saxon noble
    • Bertha von Suttner, Austrian novelist and pacifist
    • Bertha Wilson, first female Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada
    • Blessed Bertha de Bardi Florence; (d. March 24, 1163)
  • Sándor Bertha (August 19, 1843 - November 24, 1912), Hungarian composer
  • Bertha Díaz, Cuban track and field athlete
  • Berta Grosser, German actress
  • Bertha Sánchez, Colombian long-distance runner
  • Common spelling of the Hungarian Name, Berta

It can also refer to:

  • Big Bertha (Howitzer) ("Dicke Bertha"), nickname of several World War I artillery weapons
  • a Victorian type of ladies' collar.
  • Hurricane Bertha for other storms named
    • Hurricane Bertha (1996), Atlantic hurricane in 1996
    • Hurricane Bertha (2008), Atlantic hurricane in 2008
  • 154 Bertha, an asteroid.
  • Bertha or Berta people, an ethnic group from eastern Sudan and western Ethiopia.

toponymy

  • Bertha, Minnesota
  • Bertha Township, Minnesota

popular culture:

  • Big Bertha (drum), the so-called "largest drum in the world", owned by the Longhorn Band of the University of Texas at Austin
  • Bertha (TV series), a stop-motion animated BBC children's series of 13 parts
  • "Bertha (song)", by the Grateful Dead
  • Bertha (Rorem), an opera by Ned Rorem.

See also

  • Berta
  • Big Bertha

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Bertha". Image Credit.
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Topics by Level of Interest: BERTHA

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Tropical Storm Bertha (2002) 25     154 Bertha 8
Bertha Wilson 23     Ana Bertha Lepe 4
Big Bertha (howitzer) 22     Bertha 9
Hurricane Bertha (1996) 19     Bertha "Chippie" Hill 8
Bertha Moss 18     Bertha "Chippie" Hill 3
Hurricane Bertha (1990) 17     Bertha (Rorem) 6
Big Bertha (drum) 16     Bertha (song) 2
Bertha Township, Minnesota 14     Bertha (TV series) 9
Bertha von Suttner 12     Bertha Benz 6
Bertha Mahony 11     Bertha C. Boschulte Middle School 5
Bertha Lewis 10     Bertha Clara von Rothschild 3
Bertha Swirles 10     Bertha Clayden 3
Boxcar Bertha 9     Bertha Coombs 3
Bertha (TV series) 9     Bertha Crawford Hubbard 3
Gustav Bertha 9     Bertha de Bardi 3
Bertha 9     Bertha Fry 7
Bertha Palmer 8     Bertha Harris 5
154 Bertha 8     Bertha Henry Buxton 5
Big Bertha (comics) 8     Bertha Hirsch Baruch 4
Bertha "Chippie" Hill 8     Bertha Kalich 6
Bertha of Sulzbach 7     Bertha Knight Landes 4
Bertha of Savoy 7     Bertha Krupp 7
Bertha Fry 7     Bertha Lee Pate 3
Bertha Krupp 7     Bertha Lewis 10
Bertha Kalich 6     Bertha Mahony 11
Bertha (Rorem) 6     Bertha McDougall 4
Bertha Benz 6     Bertha McNamara 3
Bertha Sánchez 6     Bertha Moss 18
Bertha Phillpotts 5     Bertha of Artois 4
Bertha C. Boschulte Middle School 5     Bertha of Bingen 3
Bertha S. Reeder 5     Bertha of Burgundy 4
Bertha Harris 5     Bertha of Holland 5
Bertha Henry Buxton 5     Bertha of Kent 5
Bertha of Holland 5     Bertha of Rouergue 3
Bertha of Kent 5     Bertha of Savoy 7
Cyanophrys bertha 4     Bertha of Sulzbach 7
Bertha of Artois 4     Bertha of Swabia 3
Bertha of Val d'Or 4     Bertha of Val d'Or 4
Ana Bertha Lepe 4     Bertha Palmer 8
Bertha Runkle 4     Bertha Phillpotts 5
Bertha of Burgundy 4     Bertha Raffetto 2
Bertha McDougall 4     Bertha Runkle 4
Bertha Hirsch Baruch 4     Bertha S. Reeder 5
Bertha Knight Landes 4     Bertha Sánchez 6
Bertha de Bardi 3     Bertha Swirles 10
Bertha Clara von Rothschild 3     Bertha Teague 3
Bertha of Swabia 3     Bertha Townsend 3
Big Bertha (golf club) 3     Bertha Township, Minnesota 14
Bertha Lee Pate 3     Bertha von Putelendorf 2
Big Bertha (alternative meanings) 3     Bertha von Suttner 12
Bertha of Bingen 3     Bertha Wilson 23
Bertha "Chippie" Hill 3     Big Bertha (alternative meanings) 3
Bertha of Rouergue 3     Big Bertha (comics) 8
Hurricane Bertha (alternative meanings) 3     Big Bertha (drum) 16
Bertha Crawford Hubbard 3     Big Bertha (golf club) 3
Bertha Townsend 3     Big Bertha (howitzer) 22
Bertha Clayden 3     Boxcar Bertha 9
Bertha McNamara 3     Cyanophrys bertha 4
Bertha Teague 3     Gustav Bertha 9
Bertha Coombs 3     Hanover's Bertha 2
Bertha von Putelendorf 2     Hurricane Bertha (1990) 17
Bertha (song) 2     Hurricane Bertha (1996) 19
Bertha Raffetto 2     Hurricane Bertha (alternative meanings) 3
Hanover's Bertha 2     Tropical Storm Bertha (2002) 25

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).

Translations: BERTHA

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Al Arabiya البرثية قبة عريضة (Bertha). Additional references: Al Arabiya, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Bertha. (volunteer & more translations)
Al Fus-Ha البرثية قبة عريضة (Bertha). Additional references: Al Fus-Ha, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Bertha. (volunteer & more translations)
Albanian Qafë Nga Dantella (Bertha). Additional references: Albanian, Turkey (Europe), Bertha. (volunteer & more translations)
Arabic البرثية قبة عريضة (Bertha). Additional references: Arabic, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Bertha. (volunteer & more translations)
Arnaut Qafë Nga Dantella (Bertha). Additional references: Arnaut, Turkey (Europe), Bertha. (volunteer & more translations)
Bahasa Indonesia Bertha Sophie Felicitas Baronin von Suttner (Bertha von Suttner). Additional references: Bahasa Indonesia, Indonesia, Java, Bertha. (volunteer & more translations)
Balgarski покриваща раменете яка (Bertha), широка обла (Bertha), Голяма Женска Кръгла яка (Bertha). Additional references: Balgarski, Bulgaria, Greece, Bertha. (volunteer & more translations)
Balgarski (transliteration) pokrivashcha ramenete yaka (Bertha), shiroka obla (Bertha), golyama zhenska krʺgla yaka (Bertha). Additional references: Balgarski, Bulgaria, Greece, Bertha. (volunteer & more translations)
Bohemian Berta (Bertha), krajkový kép (Bertha), široký krajkový límec (Bertha). Additional references: Bohemian, Czech Republic, Bertha. (volunteer & more translations)
Bulgarian покриваща раменете яка (Bertha), широка обла (Bertha), Голяма Женска Кръгла яка (Bertha). Additional references: Bulgarian, Bulgaria, Greece, Bertha. (volunteer & more translations)
Bulgarian (transliteration) pokrivashcha ramenete yaka (Bertha), shiroka obla (Bertha), golyama zhenska krʺgla yaka (Bertha). Additional references: Bulgarian, Bulgaria, Greece, Bertha. (volunteer & more translations)
Central Tai ปกเสื้อกลมกว้างปกไหล่ของสตรี (bertha). Additional references: Central Tai, Thailand, Bertha. (volunteer & more translations)
Cestina Berta (Bertha), krajkový kép (Bertha), široký krajkový límec (Bertha). Additional references: Cestina, Czech Republic, Bertha. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Simplified 伯莎 (Bertha), 落锤 (drop hammer, Bertha), 贝莎 (Bertha). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, Bertha. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Traditional 柏莎 (Bertha), 貝莎 (Bertha). Additional references: Chinese Traditional, China, Brunei, Bertha. (volunteer & more translations)
Czech Berta (Bertha), krajkový kép (Bertha), široký krajkový límec (Bertha). Additional references: Czech, Czech Republic, Bertha. (volunteer & more translations)
Dari روشن (vivid, alight, alive, bright, definite), تابان (agleam, brilliant, aglow, bright, hot), يقه پهنی كه روى لباس می دوزند (Bertha), يقه پهنى كه روى لباس ميدوزند (Bertha), يقه پهني كه روى لباس ميدوزند (Bertha), يقه پهني كه روي لباس ميدوزند (Bertha). Additional references: Dari, Iran, Indo-European, Bertha. (volunteer & more translations)
Deutsch Bertha (bertha, Berthe). Additional references: Deutsch, Germany, Austria, Bertha. (volunteer & more translations)
Français berthe (Bertha collar, Bertha). Additional references: Français, France, Algeria, Bertha. (volunteer & more translations)
French berthe (Bertha collar, Bertha). Additional references: French, France, Algeria, Bertha. (volunteer & more translations)
German Bertha (bertha, Berthe). Additional references: German, Germany, Austria, Bertha. (volunteer & more translations)
Greek μπέρτα (bertha, cape, wrap), όπέρτα (Bertha, cape). Additional references: Greek, Greece, Albania, Bertha. (volunteer & more translations)
Greek (transliteration) berta (bertha, cape, wrap), operta (Bertha, cape). Additional references: Greek, Greece, Albania, Bertha. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguk Mal 장식깃 (Bertha), 여자 이름 (bobby, Charlotte, Athene, Judy, Eleanor), 장식 옷깃 (bertha), 여성복의 장식 깃 (Bertha), 뚱뚱한 여자 (Bertha), 독일군의 거대한 대포 (Bertha). Additional references: Hanguk Mal, Korea, South, Korea, Bertha. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguohua 장식깃 (Bertha), 여자 이름 (bobby, Charlotte, Athene, Judy, Eleanor), 장식 옷깃 (bertha), 여성복의 장식 깃 (Bertha), 뚱뚱한 여자 (Bertha), 독일군의 거대한 대포 (Bertha). Additional references: Hanguohua, Korea, South, Korea, Bertha. (volunteer & more translations)
Hebrew צווארון מחשוף (Bertha). Additional references: Hebrew, Israel, Bertha. (volunteer & more translations)
High Arabic البرثية قبة عريضة (Bertha). Additional references: High Arabic, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Bertha. (volunteer & more translations)
High German Bertha (bertha, Berthe). Additional references: High German, Germany, Austria, Bertha. (volunteer & more translations)
Hochdeutsch Bertha (bertha, Berthe). Additional references: Hochdeutsch, Germany, Austria, Bertha. (volunteer & more translations)
Hungarian Berta (Bertha). Additional references: Hungarian, Hungary, Austria, Bertha. (volunteer & more translations)
Indonesian Bertha Sophie Felicitas Baronin von Suttner (Bertha von Suttner). Additional references: Indonesian, Indonesia, Java, Bertha. (volunteer & more translations)
Italian Berta (Bertha, rammer, shearwater, Big Bertha), Grande Berta (Big Bertha). Additional references: Italian, Italy, Croatia, Bertha. (volunteer & more translations)
Ivrit צווארון מחשוף (Bertha). Additional references: Ivrit, Israel, Bertha. (volunteer & more translations)
Japanese バーサ (Bertha). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, Bertha. (volunteer & more translations)
Korean 장식깃 (Bertha), 여자 이름 (bobby, Charlotte, Athene, Judy, Eleanor), 장식 옷깃 (bertha), 여성복의 장식 깃 (Bertha), 뚱뚱한 여자 (Bertha), 독일군의 거대한 대포 (Bertha). Additional references: Korean, Korea, South, Korea, Bertha. (volunteer & more translations)
Magyar Berta (Bertha). Additional references: Magyar, Hungary, Austria, Bertha. (volunteer & more translations)
Parsi روشن (vivid, alight, alive, bright, definite), تابان (agleam, brilliant, aglow, bright, hot), يقه پهنی كه روى لباس می دوزند (Bertha), يقه پهنى كه روى لباس ميدوزند (Bertha), يقه پهني كه روى لباس ميدوزند (Bertha), يقه پهني كه روي لباس ميدوزند (Bertha). Additional references: Parsi, Iran, Indo-European, Bertha. (volunteer & more translations)
Persian روشن (vivid, alight, alive, bright, definite), تابان (agleam, brilliant, aglow, bright, hot), يقه پهنی كه روى لباس می دوزند (Bertha), يقه پهنى كه روى لباس ميدوزند (Bertha), يقه پهني كه روى لباس ميدوزند (Bertha), يقه پهني كه روي لباس ميدوزند (Bertha). Additional references: Persian, Iran, Indo-European, Bertha. (volunteer & more translations)
Persian (Farsi) روشن (vivid, alight, alive, bright, definite), تابان (agleam, brilliant, aglow, bright, hot), يقه پهنی كه روى لباس می دوزند (Bertha), يقه پهنى كه روى لباس ميدوزند (Bertha), يقه پهني كه روى لباس ميدوزند (Bertha), يقه پهني كه روي لباس ميدوزند (Bertha). Additional references: Persian (Farsi), Iran, Indo-European, Bertha. (volunteer & more translations)
Ruotsi Bertha (Bertha). Additional references: Ruotsi, Sweden, Finland, Bertha. (volunteer & more translations)
Russian Берта (Bertha), кружевной воротник (Bertha), Зуттнер (Bertha von Suttner). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, Bertha. (volunteer & more translations)
Russian (transliteration) berta (Bertha), kruzhevnoy vorotnik (Bertha), zuttner (Bertha von Suttner). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, Bertha. (volunteer & more translations)
Russki Берта (Bertha), кружевной воротник (Bertha), Зуттнер (Bertha von Suttner). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, Bertha. (volunteer & more translations)
Russki (transliteration) berta (Bertha), kruzhevnoy vorotnik (Bertha), zuttner (Bertha von Suttner). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, Bertha. (volunteer & more translations)
Serbian (transliteration) berta (Bertha). Additional references: Serbian (transliteration), Bertha. (volunteer & more translations)
Shkip Qafë Nga Dantella (Bertha). Additional references: Shkip, Turkey (Europe), Bertha. (volunteer & more translations)
Shqip Qafë Nga Dantella (Bertha). Additional references: Shqip, Turkey (Europe), Bertha. (volunteer & more translations)
Shqiperë Qafë Nga Dantella (Bertha). Additional references: Shqiperë, Turkey (Europe), Bertha. (volunteer & more translations)
Siamese ปกเสื้อกลมกว้างปกไหล่ของสตรี (bertha). Additional references: Siamese, Thailand, Bertha. (volunteer & more translations)
Skchip Qafë Nga Dantella (Bertha). Additional references: Skchip, Turkey (Europe), Bertha. (volunteer & more translations)
Spanish Berta (Bertha, Bertha collar). Additional references: Spanish, Spain, Mexico, Bertha. (volunteer & more translations)
Standard Thai ปกเสื้อกลมกว้างปกไหล่ของสตรี (bertha). Additional references: Standard Thai, Thailand, Bertha. (volunteer & more translations)
Svenska Bertha (Bertha). Additional references: Svenska, Sweden, Finland, Bertha. (volunteer & more translations)
Swedish Bertha (Bertha). Additional references: Swedish, Sweden, Finland, Bertha. (volunteer & more translations)
Thai ปกเสื้อกลมกว้างปกไหล่ของสตรี (bertha). Additional references: Thai, Thailand, Bertha. (volunteer & more translations)
Thaiklang ปกเสื้อกลมกว้างปกไหล่ของสตรี (bertha). Additional references: Thaiklang, Thailand, Bertha. (volunteer & more translations)
Tosk Qafë Nga Dantella (Bertha). Additional references: Tosk, Turkey (Europe), Bertha. (volunteer & more translations)
Ukrainian Великий Мереживний Комір (Bertha), Берта (Bertha). Additional references: Ukrainian, Bertha. (volunteer & more translations)
Ukrainian (transliteration) velikiy merezhivniy komіr (Bertha), berta (Bertha). Additional references: Ukrainian, Bertha. (volunteer & more translations)
Zhgabe Qafë Nga Dantella (Bertha). Additional references: Zhgabe, Turkey (Europe), Bertha. (volunteer & more translations)
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Constructed Language Translations: BERTHA

Language Translations for “Bertha” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Athag Bathagerthathaga (Bertha). Additional references: Athag, Bertha. (volunteer)
Double Dutch Bagerthaga (Bertha). Additional references: Double Dutch, Bertha. (volunteer)
Leet 8&|2-|-#4 (Bertha). Additional references: Leet, Bertha. (volunteer)
Oppish Boperthopa (Bertha). Additional references: Oppish, Bertha. (volunteer)
Pig Latin Erthabay (Bertha). Additional references: Pig Latin, Bertha. (volunteer)
Terran B berta (Bertha, Berthe). Additional references: Terran B, Bertha. (volunteer)
Ubbi Dubbi Buberthuba (Bertha). Additional references: Ubbi Dubbi, Bertha. (volunteer)
Source: compiled by the editor. Top