See also: beír

Irish edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Middle Irish beirid, from Old Irish beirid. Cognate with English bear, Latin ferō, Sanskrit भरति (bharati).

Verb edit

beir (present analytic beireann, future analytic béarfaidh, verbal noun breith, past participle beirthe) (transitive, intransitive)

  1. bear, give birth to (of persons, usually autonomously with do)
    Ruglao.She bore a calf.
    Rugadh iníon di.A calf was born to her.
  2. lay (of birds)
  3. bear away, win
  4. bring, take
  5. proceed, advance
Conjugation edit

In Munster, past indicative forms built on the form riug are encountered:

Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb edit

beir

  1. (literary, Munster) second-person singular future of
    Beir ana-shásta ansin.
    You will be very happy there.
Usage notes edit

The modern standard form is the analytic construction beidh .

Mutation edit

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
beir bheir mbeir
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References edit

Old Irish edit

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

beir

  1. second-person singular imperative of beirid

·beir

  1. third-person singular present conjunct of beirid

Mutation edit

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
·beir ·beir
pronounced with /-v(ʲ)-/
·mbeir
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Scottish Gaelic edit

Etymology edit

From Old Irish beirid.

Verb edit

beir (past rug, future beiridh, verbal noun breith, past participle beirte)

  1. give birth to
  2. ‘beir air’: carry, catch; catch up with; overtake; catch hold of
  3. ‘beir’ without ‘air’: give birth to

Conjugation edit

References edit

West Flemish edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Middle Dutch bēre, from Old Dutch *bero, from Proto-West Germanic *berō.

Noun edit

beir m (plural beirn)

  1. bear (large predatory mammal of the family Ursidae)
  2. (figurative) person who is physically impressive and/or crude

Etymology 2 edit

From Middle Dutch bêer, from Old Dutch *bēr, from Proto-West Germanic *bair.

Noun edit

beir m (plural beirn)

  1. boar (male swine)