beir
IrishEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Middle Irish beirid, from Old Irish beirid. Cognate with English bear, Latin ferō, Sanskrit भरति (bharati).
VerbEdit
beir (present analytic beireann, future analytic béarfaidh, verbal noun breith, past participle beirthe) (transitive, intransitive)
- bear, give birth to (of persons, usually autonomously with do)
- (of birds) lay
- bear away, win
- bring, take
- proceed, advance
ConjugationEdit
*Indirect relative
† Dialect form
‡‡ Dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
In Munster, past indicative forms built on the form riug are encountered:
Derived termsEdit
- beir ar (“catch; overtake”)
Etymology 2Edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
VerbEdit
beir
- (literary, Munster) second-person singular future of bí
- Beir ana-shásta ansin.
- You will be very happy there.
Usage notesEdit
The modern standard form is the analytic construction beidh tú.
MutationEdit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
beir | bheir | mbeir |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
ReferencesEdit
- "beir" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “beirid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Old IrishEdit
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
beir
·beir
MutationEdit
Old Irish mutation | ||
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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 GaelicEdit
EtymologyEdit
VerbEdit
beir (past rug, future beiridh, verbal noun breith, past participle beirte)
- give birth to
- ‘beir air’: carry, catch; catch up with; overtake; catch hold of
- ‘beir’ without ‘air’: give birth to
ConjugationEdit
Tense \ Voice | Active | Passive |
---|---|---|
Present | a' breith | -- |
Past | rug | rugadh |
Future | beiridh | beirear |
Conditional | bheireadh | bheirteadh |
ReferencesEdit
- Edward Dwelly (1911), “beir”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “beirid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
West FlemishEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Middle Dutch bēre, from Old Dutch *bero, from Proto-West Germanic *berō.
NounEdit
beir m (plural beirn)
- bear (large predatory mammal of the family Ursidae)
- (figuratively) person who is physically impressive and/or crude
Etymology 2Edit
From Middle Dutch bêer, from Old Dutch *bēr, from Proto-West Germanic *bair.
NounEdit
beir m (plural beirn)
- boar (male swine)