Definition
A large floating mass of ice broken off from a glacier or ice shelf, with most of its volume hidden underwater.
Etymology
From Dutch 'ijsberg' (ice mountain), combining 'ijs' (ice) and 'berg' (mountain). The term entered English through maritime contact with Dutch sailors in Arctic waters.
Kelly Says
The phrase 'tip of the iceberg' has become the perfect metaphor for hidden complexity because icebergs are genuinely deceptive - about 90% of their mass lurks below the surface. This natural phenomenon gave us one of our most useful expressions for describing partially revealed problems or situations.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
የበረደ ተራራ
yäbärädä tärara
ARالعربية
جبل ثلج
ʒabal ṯalʒ
BNবাংলা
বরফের পর্বত
barafēr parbat
CACatalà
iceberg
aɪsˈbɛrɡ
CSČeština
ledovec
lɛdovɛts
DADansk
isbjerg
isˈpjɛɐ̯ˀɡ
DEDeutsch
Eisberg
aɪsˈbɛʁk
ELΕλληνικά
παγόβουνο
paɣoˈvuno
ESEspañol
iceberg
aɪsˈbɛrɣ
FISuomi
jäälautta
jæːlɑutːɑ
FRFrançais
iceberg
ɛs.bɛʁɡ
GUGU
બરફનું પર્વત
barafnũ parvat
HEעברית
הר קרח
har kərakh
HIहिन्दी
बर्फ़ का पहाड़
barf kā pahāṛ
IDBahasa Indonesia
gunung es
ɡunʊŋ ɛs
ITItaliano
iceberg
aɪtʃˈbɛrɡ
KMKM
ភ្នំទឹកកក
phnum tɨk kɑk
KO한국어
아이스버그
aiseu-beo-geu
MRMR
बर्फाचा पर्वत
barphācā parvat
MSBahasa Melayu
gunung ais
ɡunoŋ ʔaɪs
MYမြန်မာ
ရေခဲတောင်
jèkhè taʊŋ
NLNederlands
ijsberg
ɛisbɛrχ
PAPA
ਬਰਫ਼ ਦਾ ਪਰਬਤ
barf dā parbat
PLPolski
góra lodowa
ɡura ˈlɔdɔva
PTPortuguês
iceberg
aɪsˈbɛʁɡ
RORomână
gheață
ɡe̯aˈt͡sə
RUРусский
айсберг
aɪsˈbʲɛrk
SWKiswahili
mlima wa barafu
mliːma wa barafu
TEతెలుగు
మంచు పర్వతం
maṁcu parvataṁ
THไทย
ภูเขาน้ำแข็ง
phūːkʰao n̂ām kʰɛ̄ŋ
TLTL
yelo ng bundok
jɛlo ŋ bʊndɔk
UKУкраїнська
айсберг
aɪsˈbɛrk
URاردو
برف کا پہاڑ
barf kā pahāṛ
VITiếng Việt
đảo băng
đảo băŋ
ZUZU
intaba yezulu
intaba jɛzulu