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ber

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Translingual

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ber

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-5 language code for Berber languages.

English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Hindi बेर (ber).

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Noun

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ber (plural bers)

  1. A fruit-bearing tree (Ziziphus mauritiana); the jujube.

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Albanian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Albanian *bōr-, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰōrs-, from root *bʰers- (“point, tip bolt”). Cognate to Old Irish barr (“point”).[1]

Noun

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ber m (plural berë, definite beri, definite plural berët)

  1. bow, arc, arch
  2. arrow
  3. javelin, lance
  4. European whipsnake (Dolichophis jugularis, syn. Coluber jugularis)

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  1. ^ Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: […]] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎[1] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 95

Cimbrian

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Etymology

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From Middle High German wer, from Old High German wer, from Proto-West Germanic *hwaʀ, from Proto-Germanic *hwaz. Cognate with German wer, English who.

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ber

  1. (Luserna) who
    Bobrall du geast, gedenkhte ber du pist. ― Wherever you go, remember who you are.

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Czech

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Verb

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ber

  1. second-person singular imperative of brát

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Elfdalian

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Adjective

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ber

  1. bare, uncovered

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Faroese

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse ber, from Proto-Germanic *basją, *bazją.

Noun

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ber n (genitive singular bers, plural ber)

  1. berry
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Declension of ber
n22 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ber berið ber berini
accusative ber berið ber berini
dative beri berinum berjum, berum berjunum, berunum
genitive bers bersins berja berjanna
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Etymology 2

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Conjugated form.

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ber

  1. inflection of bera:
    1. third-person singular present
    2. second-person singular imperative
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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle French berz, from Vulgar Latin *bertium (“little cradle”), from Gaulish.

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ber m (plural bers)

  1. (nautical) a cradle that holds a ship before and during its launch

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Icelandic

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse berr, from Proto-Germanic *bazaz.

Adjective

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ber (comparative berari, superlative berastur)

  1. bare
  2. bare, naked
  3. uncovered
  4. discovered
    Hann varð ber að lygi.
    He was caught lying.
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    positive (strong declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative ber ber bert
accusative beran bera bert
dative berum berri beru
genitive bers berrar bers
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative berir berar ber
accusative bera berar ber
dative berum berum berum
genitive berra berra berra
    positive (weak declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative beri bera bera
accusative bera beru bera
dative bera beru bera
genitive bera beru bera
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative beru beru beru
accusative beru beru beru
dative beru beru beru
genitive beru beru beru
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singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative berari berari berara
accusative berari berari berara
dative berari berari berara
genitive berari berari berara
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative berari berari berari
accusative berari berari berari
dative berari berari berari
genitive berari berari berari
    superlative (strong declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative berastur berust berast
accusative berastan berasta berast
dative berustum berastri berustu
genitive berasts berastrar berasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative berastir berastar berust
accusative berasta berastar berust
dative berustum berustum berustum
genitive berastra berastra berastra
    superlative (weak declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative berasti berasta berasta
accusative berasta berustu berasta
dative berasta berustu berasta
genitive berasta berustu berasta
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative berustu berustu berustu
accusative berustu berustu berustu
dative berustu berustu berustu
genitive berustu berustu berustu
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Etymology 2

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From Old Norse ber, from Proto-Germanic *basją, *bazją.

Noun

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ber n (genitive singular bers, nominative plural ber)

  1. berry
Declension
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declension of ber
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ber berið ber berin
accusative ber berið ber berin
dative beri berinu berjum berjunum
genitive bers bersins berja berjanna
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Latvian

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ber

  1. inflection of bērt:
    1. second/third-person singular present indicative
    2. third-person plural present indicative
    3. second-person singular imperative
  2. (with the particle lai) third-person singular imperative of bērt
  3. (with the particle lai) third-person plural imperative of bērt

Mirandese

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ber

  1. to see
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Mòcheno

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Pronoun

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ber

  1. unstressed form of biar

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Namuyi

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [bɚ˧]
  • Hyphenation: ber

Verb

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ber

  1. (stative) to be full (of)

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  • Štěpán Pavlík (2017) The Description of Namuzi Language‎[2], Prague: Charles University (PhD Thesis), page 119

Northern Kurdish

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Etymology 1

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From the same root as Etymology 2 below.

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ber m (Arabic spelling بەر)

  1. front, face
    Synonym: pêşî
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Declension of ber
Definite masculine gender
Case Singular Plural
Nominative ber ber
Construct berê berên
Oblique berî beran
Demonstrative oblique wî berî wan beran
Vocative bero berino
Indefinite masculine gender
Case Singular Plural
Nominative berek berin
Construct berekî berine
Oblique berekî berinan

Etymology 2

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Cognate with -bar (“in front of”), from Proto-Iranian *upári (“above; over”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *upári (“above; over”), derived from Proto-Indo-European *upér (“above; over”).

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Preposition

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ber (Arabic spelling بەر)

  1. (temporal and spatial) before; in front of; toward
  2. in, under
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Etymology 3

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Likely from Proto-Iranian *varta- (“stone”).

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Noun

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ber m (Arabic spelling بەر)

  1. stone, rock
    1. particularly a small stone
      Antonym: kevir
  2. bullet
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Declension of ber
Definite masculine gender
Case Singular Plural
Nominative ber ber
Construct berê berên
Oblique berî beran
Demonstrative oblique wî berî wan beran
Vocative bero berino
Indefinite masculine gender
Case Singular Plural
Nominative berek berin
Construct berekî berine
Oblique berekî berinan

Etymology 4

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

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Noun

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ber f (Arabic spelling بەڕ)

  1. kilim (type of carpet)
Declension
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Declension of ber
Definite masculine gender
Case Singular Plural
Nominative ber ber
Construct berê berên
Oblique berî beran
Demonstrative oblique wî berî wan beran
Vocative bero berino
Indefinite masculine gender
Case Singular Plural
Nominative berek berin
Construct berekî berine
Oblique berekî berinan

Etymology 5

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Compare Persian بر (bar, “fruit”).

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Noun

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ber m or f (Arabic spelling بەر)

  1. fruit
    Synonyms: êmîş, fîkî, mêwe
  2. (figurative) product
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Declension of ber
Definite feminine and masculine gender
Case Feminine (sg) Masculine (sg) Plural
Nominative ber ber ber
Construct bera berê berên
Oblique berê berî beran
Demonstrative oblique wê berê wî berî wan beran
Vocative berê bero berino
Indefinite feminine and masculine gender
Case Feminine (sg) Masculine (sg) Plural
Nominative berek berek berin
Construct bereke berekî berine
Oblique berekê berekî berinan

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Noun

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be'r f (Arabic spelling بەعر)

  1. Alternative form of behr (“sea”)
Declension
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Declension of ber
Definite feminine gender
Case Singular Plural
Nominative ber ber
Construct bera berên
Oblique berê beran
Demonstrative oblique wê berê wan beran
Vocative berê berino
Indefinite feminine gender
Case Singular Plural
Nominative berek berin
Construct bereke berine
Oblique berekê berinan

References

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  • Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “ber I”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 45
  • Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “ber II”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 45
  • Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “ber III”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 46
  • Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “ber̄ IV”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 46
  • Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “ber V”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 47
  • Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “be‘r VI”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 47

Norwegian Bokmål

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ber

  1. present of be

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology 1

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Verb

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ber

  1. present tense of bera
  2. imperative of bera

Etymology 2

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Verb

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ber

  1. present tense of be

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Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *bāru, from Proto-Germanic *bērō, whence also Old High German bāra.

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Noun

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bēr f

  1. bier; a litter to transport dead people

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Declension of ber (strong ō-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative bēr bēra, bēre
accusative bēre bēra, bēre
genitive bēre bēra
dative bēre bērum

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  • Middle English: bere, beere, beer

Old French

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Noun

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ber m

  1. nominative singular of baron

Old Irish

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Verb

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·ber

  1. first-person singular present subjunctive conjunct of beirid

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

Old Norse

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Germanic *basją, *bazją, whence also Old English berġe, Old High German beri, Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐍃𐌹 (basi).

Noun

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ber n (genitive plural berja)

  1. berry
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  Declension of ber (strong ja-stem)
neuter singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ber berit ber berin
accusative ber berit ber berin
dative beri berinu berjum berjunum
genitive bers bersins berja berjanna
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

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ber

  1. inflection of berr (“bare”):
    1. strong feminine nominative singular
    2. strong neuter nominative/accusative plural

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ber

  1. inflection of bera:
    1. first-person singular present indicative active
    2. second-person singular imperative active
  2. inflection of berja:
    1. first-person singular present indicative active
    2. second-person singular imperative active

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  • “ber”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Old Polish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bъrъ. First attested in 1409.

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  • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /bɛr/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /bɛr/

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ber m animacy unattested

  1. (attested in Greater poland) foxtail millet (Setaria italica)
    • 1900 [1437], Józef Rostafiński, editor, Symbola ad historiam naturalem medii aevi = Średniowieczna historya naturalna w Polsce. Ps 2‎[3], number 2650:
      Ber iocues, panicus
      [Ber iocues, panicus]
    • 1920 [1409], Marceli Handelsman, Antoni Rybarski, Kazimierz Tymieniecki, editors, Najdawniejsze księgi sądowe mazowieckie, volume I, number 1398, Płońsk:
      Yacom ne popasl Recziboroui poltory copi brw
      [Jakom nie popasł Reciborowi połtory kopy bru]
    • c. 1500, Wokabularz lubiński, Lubiń: inkunabuł Archiwum Archidiecezjalnego w Gnieźnie, sygn. Inc. 78d., page 95r:
      Panichium est legumen quoddam proprie fenchel ber
      [Panichium est legumen quoddam proprie fenchel ber]

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References

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  • Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “ber”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
  • B. Sieradzka-Baziur, Ewa Deptuchowa, Joanna Duska, Mariusz Frodyma, Beata Hejmo, Dorota Janeczko, Katarzyna Jasińska, Krystyna Kajtoch, Joanna Kozioł, Marian Kucała, Dorota Mika, Gabriela Niemiec, Urszula Poprawska, Elżbieta Supranowicz, Ludwika Szelachowska-Winiarzowa, Zofia Wanicowa, Piotr Szpor, Bartłomiej Borek, editors (2011–2015), “ber”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN
  • Ewa Deptuchowa, Mariusz Frodyma, Katarzyna Jasińska, Magdalena Klapper, Dorota Kołodziej, Mariusz Leńczuk, Ludwika Szelachowska-Winiarzowa, Zofia Wanicowa, editors (2023), “ber”, in Rozariusze z polskimi glosami. Internetowa baza danych [Dictionaries of Polish glosses, an Internet database] (in Polish), Kraków: Pracownia Języka Staropolskiego Instytut Języka Polskiego Polskiej Akademii Nauk

Polabian

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ber

Etymology

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Borrowed from Middle Low German bâr／bare

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ber m ?

  1. bear

References

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  • The template Template:R:pox:SejDp does not use the parameter(s): 
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    Please see Module:checkparams for help with this warning.    Lehr-Spławiński, T., Polański, K. (1962) “ber”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka Drzewian połabskich [Etymological Dictionary of the Polabian Drevani Language] (in Polish), number 1 (A – ďüzd), Wrocław, Warszawa etc.: Ossolineum, page 30
  • Polański, Kazimierz, James Allen Sehnert (1967) “ber”, in Polabian-English Dictionary, The Hague, Paris: Mouton & Co, page 37
  • Olesch, Reinhold (1962) “Báar”, in Thesaurus Linguae Dravaenopolabicae [Thesaurus of the Drevani language] (in German), volumes 1: A – O, Cologne, Vienna: Böhlau Verlag, →ISBN, page 10

Polish

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Old Polish ber.

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Noun

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ber m inan

  1. foxtail millet (Setaria italica)
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Declension of ber
singular plural
nominative ber bery
genitive beru berów
dative berowi berom
accusative ber bery
instrumental berem berami
locative berze berach
vocative berze bery

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Declension of ber
singular plural
nominative ber bry
genitive bru brów
dative browi brom
accusative ber bry
instrumental brem brami
locative brze brach
vocative brze bry
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adjective

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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Noun

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ber f

  1. genitive plural of bera

Further reading

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  • ber in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “ber”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
  • Danuta Lankiewicz (22.02.2016) “BER”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]
  • Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “ber”, in Słownik języka polskiego
  • Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “ber”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
  • J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “ber”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 115

Swedish

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ber

  1. present indicative of be

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Tatar

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Tatar cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : ber
    Ordinal : berençe

Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *bīr (“one”).

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ber (Cyrillic spelling бер)

  1. one

Volapük

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English bear (Ursidae).

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ber (nominative plural bers)

  1. (male or female) bear (ursid)

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declension of ber
singular plural
nominative ber bers
genitive bera beras
dative bere beres
accusative beri beris
vocative 1 o ber! o bers!
predicative 2 beru berus
  • 1 status as a case is disputed
  • 2 in later, non-classical Volapük only

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Welsh

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Adjective

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ber

  1. feminine singular of byr

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
ber fer mer unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Yola

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle English beren, from Old English beran, from Proto-West Germanic *beran.

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Verb

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ber

  1. to bear, to carry

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  • Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 26

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Pronoun

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ber

  1. third person singular pronoun
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  • bers third person plural

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