ber
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindi [Term?].
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: bâr, IPA(key): /bɛə/
References
- ber listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd ed., 1989] (paywall)
Albanian
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *bōr-, from Proto-Indo-European *bhōrs-, from root *bhrs (“point, tip bolt”). Cognate to Old Irish barr (“point”).[1]
Noun
ber m (indefinite plural berë, definite singular beri, definite plural berët)
- bow; arc, arch
- arrow
- javelin, lance
- European whipsnake (Dolichophis jugularis, syn. Coluber jugularis)
Derived terms
References
- Albanische Etymologien (Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz), Bardhyl Demiraj, Leiden Studies in Indo-European 7; Amsterdam - Atlanta 1997, p.95
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbɛr]
- Rhymes: -ɛr
Elfdalian
Inflection
This adjective needs an inflection-table template.
Faroese
Etymology 1
From Old Norse ber, from Proto-Germanic *basją, *bazją.
Declension
Declension of ber | ||||
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n22 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | ber | berið | ber | berini |
accusative | ber | berið | ber | berini |
dative | beri | berinum | berjum, berum | berjunum, berunum |
genitive | bers | bersins | berja | berjanna |
Derived terms
- berjalyngur (“Empetrum”)
- bláber (“Vaccinium”)
- jarðber (“Fragaria”)
- rossaber (“Rubus”)
- stikkulsber (“Ribes uva-crispa”)
- vinbláber (“Vaccinium vitis-idaea”)
- bervísa
- einiber
- krákuber
- maðkaber
- oljuber
- reyðber
- svartber
Etymology 2
Conjugated form.
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɛːr/
- Rhymes: -ɛːr
Etymology 1
From Old Norse berr, from Proto-Germanic *bazaz.
Adjective
ber (comparative berari, superlative berastur)
- bare
- bare, naked
- uncovered
- discovered
- Hann varð ber að lygi.
- He was caught lying.
Inflection
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
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nominative | berari | berari | berara |
accusative | berari | berari | berara |
dative | berari | berari | berara |
genitive | berari | berari | berara |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | berari | berari | berari |
accusative | berari | berari | berari |
dative | berari | berari | berari |
genitive | berari | berari | berari |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | berastur | berust | berast |
accusative | berastan | berasta | berast |
dative | berustum | berastri | berustu |
genitive | berasts | berastrar | berasts |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | berastir | berastar | berust |
accusative | berasta | berastar | berust |
dative | berustum | berustum | berustum |
genitive | berastra | berastra | berastra |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | berasti | berasta | berasta |
accusative | berasta | berustu | berasta |
dative | berasta | berustu | berasta |
genitive | berasta | berustu | berasta |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | berustu | berustu | berustu |
accusative | berustu | berustu | berustu |
dative | berustu | berustu | berustu |
genitive | berustu | berustu | berustu |
Derived terms
- allsber
- berrassaður
- ber er hver að baki, nema sér bróður eigi
Etymology 2
From Old Norse ber, from Proto-Germanic *basją, *bazją.
Declension
Latvian
Verb
ber
- 2nd person singular present indicative form of bērt
- 3rd person singular present indicative form of bērt
- 3rd person plural present indicative form of bērt
- 2nd person singular imperative form of bērt
- (with the particle lai) 3rd person singular imperative form of bērt
- (with the particle lai) 3rd person plural imperative form of bērt
Norwegian Bokmål
Norwegian Nynorsk
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *bērō, whence also Old High German bāra.
Declension
Old French
Old Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bʲer/
Mutation
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
ber | ber pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/ |
mber |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *basją, *bazją, whence also Old English beriġe, Old High German beri, Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐍃𐌹 (basi).
Declension
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
References
- ber in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Swedish
Tatar
1 | 2 > | |
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Cardinal : ber Ordinal : berençe | ||
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *bīr (“one”).
Volapük
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [beɾ]
Declension
Derived terms
- berik
- beril
- berül
- blägaber
- braunaber
- gedaber
- hiber
- hiberül
- jiber
- jiberül
- lekevaber
- sigretaber
- sismalaber
Welsh
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɛr/