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betri

Faroese edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse betri, from Proto-Germanic *batizô.

Adjective edit

betri

  1. better. comparative degree of góður

Icelandic edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse betri, from Proto-Germanic *batizô.

Adjective edit

betri

  1. better (comparative of góður)

Anagrams edit

Old Norse edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *batizô. Compare Old English betera (English better), Old Frisian betera (West Frisian better), Old Saxon betiro (Low German beter), Dutch beter, Old High German bezziro (German besser), Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐍄𐌹𐌶𐌰 (batiza).

Adjective edit

betri

  1. better, comparative degree of góðr

Declension edit

    Declension of betri
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative betri betri betra
accusative betra betri betra
dative betra betri betra
genitive betra betri betra
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative betri betri betri
accusative betri betri betri
dative betrum betrum betrum
genitive betri betri betri

Descendants edit

  • Icelandic: betri
  • Faroese: betri
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: betre
  • Norwegian: bere, bære, beire (dialectal)
  • Old Swedish: bætre, bættre
  • Danish: bedre

References edit

  • “betri”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Swahili edit

 
 
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Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from English battery.

Pronunciation edit

  • Audio (Kenya)(file)

Noun edit

betri (n class, plural betri)

  1. battery (device storing electricity)

Further reading edit

  • betri in Swahili Oxford Living Dictionaries, Oxford University Press

Tok Pisin edit

Etymology edit

From English battery.

Noun edit

betri

  1. battery (clarification of this definition is needed)
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