See also: bers, berś, berš, bȩ̃rs, and бэрс

Latvian edit

 
Bēra ķēve

Etymology edit

From Proto-Baltic *bērˀas, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH-, *bʰērH- (shiny, light brown). Cognates include Lithuanian bėras (bay (of horses)), Proto-Germanic *berô (bear) (Old High German bëro, German Bär, English bear).[1]

Pronunciation edit

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Adjective edit

bērs (definite bērais, adverb bēri)

  1. (of horses and their hair) brown, bay
    bērs kumeļšbrown, bay foal, colt
    bēra ķēvebrown, bay mare

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Verb edit

bērs

  1. third-person singular/plural future indicative of bērt

References edit

  1. ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “bērs”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN