bêr
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ber"
Northern Kurdish edit
Etymology edit
From an earlier *bêl, related to Persian بیل (bil).
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -eːɾ
Noun edit
bêr f
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Welsh ber, from Proto-Brythonic *ber, from Proto-Celtic *beru (“spit”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bêr m or f (plural berau or beri)
- spear, lance
- spit, skewer
- that which is held by a skewer
- (typography) dagger, obelus (†)
- (typography) double dagger, diesis, double obelus (‡)
Mutation edit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| bêr | fêr | mêr | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Noun edit
bêr
- Soft mutation of pêr.
References edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “bêr”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies