beir

See also: beír

Contents

IrishEdit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /bʲɛɾʲ/

Etymology 1Edit

From Old Irish beirid, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-.

VerbEdit

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)

   Rug sí lao. ― She bore a calf.

   Rugadh iníon di. ― She bore a daughter.

2. (of birds) lay
3. bear away, win
4. bring, take
5. proceed, advance

ConjugationEdit

Conjugation of beir

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present	beirim	beireann tú; beirir†	beireann sé, sí	beirimid; beireann muid	beireann sibh	beireann siad; beirid†	a bheireann; a bheireas / a mbeireann*; a mbeireas*	beirtear
	past	rug mé; rugas	rug tú; rugais	rug sé, sí	rugamar; rug muid	rug sibh; rugabhair	rug siad; rugadar	a rug / ar rug*	rugadh
	past habitual	bheirinn	bheirteá	bheireadh sé, sí	bheirimis; bheireadh muid	bheireadh sibh	bheiridís; bheireadh siad	a bheireadh / ar bheireadh*	bheirtí
	future	béarfaidh mé; béarfad	béarfaidh tú; béarfair†	béarfaidh sé, sí	béarfaimid; béarfaidh muid	béarfaidh sibh	béarfaidh siad; béarfaid†	a bhéarfaidh, a bhéarfas / a mbéarfaidh*, a mbéarfas*	béarfar
conditional		bhéarfainn	bhéarfá	bhéarfadh sé, sí	bhéarfaimis; bhéarfadh muid	bhéarfadh sibh	bhéarfaidís; bhéarfadh siad	a bhéarfadh / ar bhéarfadh*	bhéarfaí
subjunctive	present	go mbeire mé; go mbeiread†	go mbeire tú; go mbeirir†	go mbeire sé, sí	go mbeirimid; go mbeire muid	go mbeire sibh	go mbeire siad; go mbeirid†	—	go mbeirtear
	past	dá mbeirinn	dá mbeirteá	dá mbeireadh sé, sí	dá mbeirimis; dá mbeireadh muid	dá mbeireadh sibh	dá mbeiridís; dá mbeireadh siad	—	dá mbeirtí
imperative		beirim	beir	beireadh sé, sí	beirimis	beirigí; beiridh†	beiridís	—	beirtear
verbal noun		breith
past participle		beirthe

*Indirect relative
† Dialect form

Derived termsEdit

• beir ar (“catch; overtake”)

Etymology 2Edit

See etymology on the main entry.

VerbEdit

beir

1. (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
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.
• “beirid” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

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Old IrishEdit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /bʲerʲ/

VerbEdit

·beir (present), beir (imperative)

1. third-person singular present conjunct of beirid
2. second-person singular imperative of beirid

MutationEdit

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.

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Scottish GaelicEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Irish beirid, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-.

VerbEdit

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

1. carry, bear
2. catch

ParticiplesEdit

Tense \ Voice	Active	Passive
Present	a' breith	--
Past	rug	rugadh
Future	beiridh	beirear
Conditional	bheireadh	bheirteadh

ReferencesEdit

• Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• “beirid” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

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West FlemishEdit

Etymology 1Edit

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

NounEdit

beir m (plural beirn)

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

Etymology 2Edit

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

NounEdit

beir m (plural beirn)

1. boar (male swine)