Russian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old East Slavic беремѧ (beremę), inherited from Proto-Slavic *bermę. Doublet of бре́мя (brémja), a borrowing from Old Church Slavonic.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [bʲɪˈrʲemʲə]
  • (file)

Noun edit

бере́мя (berémjan inan (genitive бере́мени, nominative plural *беремена́, genitive plural missing)

  1. (archaic, formal) burden
  2. (dated) load, heavy weight

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