ber
Translingual edit
Symbol edit
ber
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Hindi बेर (ber).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ber (plural bers)
- A fruit-bearing tree (Ziziphus mauritiana); the jujube.
See also edit
References edit
- ber listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd ed., 1989] (paywall)
Anagrams edit
Albanian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Albanian *bōr-, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰōrs-, from root *bʰers- (“point, tip bolt”). Cognate to Old Irish barr (“point”).[1]
Noun edit
ber m (plural berë, definite beri, definite plural berët)
- bow, arc, arch
- arrow
- javelin, lance
- European whipsnake (Dolichophis jugularis, syn. Coluber jugularis)
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
References edit
- ^ 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 edit
Alternative forms edit
- bèar (Sette Comuni)
Etymology edit
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.
Pronoun edit
ber
References edit
- Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
Czech edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
ber
Anagrams edit
Elfdalian edit
Adjective edit
ber
Inflection edit
This adjective needs an inflection-table template.
Faroese edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Norse ber, from Proto-Germanic *basją, *bazją.
Noun edit
ber n (genitive singular bers, plural ber)
Declension edit
Declension of ber | ||||
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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 |
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Conjugated form.
Verb edit
ber
- inflection of bera:
Derived terms edit
- tað ber ikki til (“this is impossible”)
French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Middle French berz, from Vulgar Latin *bertium (“little cradle”), from Gaulish.
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file)
Noun edit
ber m (plural bers)
Further reading edit
- “ber”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Icelandic edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Norse berr, from Proto-Germanic *bazaz.
Adjective edit
ber (comparative berari, superlative berastur)
- bare
- bare, naked
- uncovered
- discovered
- Hann varð ber að lygi.
- He was caught lying.
Inflection edit
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
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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 |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
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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 |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
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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 |
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Old Norse ber, from Proto-Germanic *basją, *bazją.
Noun edit
ber n (genitive singular bers, nominative plural ber)
Declension edit
Derived terms edit
Latvian edit
Verb edit
ber
- inflection of bērt:
- (with the particle lai) third-person singular imperative of bērt
- (with the particle lai) third-person plural imperative of bērt
Mirandese edit
Verb edit
ber
- to see
Related terms edit
Mòcheno edit
Pronoun edit
ber
- unstressed form of biar
References edit
- “ber” in Cimbrian, Ladin, Mòcheno: Getting to know 3 peoples. 2015. Servizio minoranze linguistiche locali della Provincia autonoma di Trento, Trento, Italy.
Namuyi edit
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
ber
References edit
- Štěpán Pavlík (2017) The Description of Namuzi Language[2], Prague: Charles University (PhD Thesis), page 119
Northern Kurdish edit
Etymology 1 edit
From the same root as Etymology 2 below.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ber m (Arabic spelling بەر)
Declension edit
Etymology 2 edit
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”).
Pronunciation edit
Preposition edit
ber (Arabic spelling بەر)
Derived terms edit
Etymology 3 edit
Likely from Proto-Iranian *varta- (“stone”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ber m (Arabic spelling بەر)
Declension edit
Etymology 4 edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ber f (Arabic spelling بەڕ)
- kilim (type of carpet)
Declension edit
Etymology 5 edit
Compare Persian بر (bar, “fruit”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ber m or f (Arabic spelling بەر)
Declension edit
Definite feminine and masculine gender | ||||
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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 |
Etymology 6 edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
be'r f (Arabic spelling بەعر)
Declension edit
References edit
- 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 edit
Verb edit
ber
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology 1 edit
Verb edit
ber
- present tense of bera
- imperative of bera
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
ber
Anagrams edit
Old English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *bāru, from Proto-Germanic *bērō, whence also Old High German bāra.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bēr f
Declension edit
Descendants edit
Old French edit
Noun edit
ber m
Old Irish edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
·ber
- first-person singular present subjunctive conjunct of beirid
Mutation edit
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
ber | ber pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/ |
mber |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Old Norse edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Germanic *basją, *bazją, whence also Old English berġe, Old High German beri, Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐍃𐌹 (basi).
Noun edit
ber n (genitive plural berja)
Declension edit
Descendants edit
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective edit
ber
- inflection of berr (“bare”):
Verb edit
ber
References edit
- “ber”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Polish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Inherited from Old Polish ber, from Proto-Slavic *bъrъ.
Noun edit
ber m inan
Declension edit
or
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun edit
ber f
Further reading edit
- ber in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Swedish edit
Verb edit
ber
- present indicative of be
Anagrams edit
Tatar edit
1 | 2 > | |
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Cardinal : ber Ordinal : berençe | ||
Etymology edit
From Proto-Turkic *bīr (“one”).
Numeral edit
ber (Cyrillic spelling бер)
Volapük edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English bear (Ursidae).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ber (nominative plural bers)
Declension edit
Derived terms edit
Welsh edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
ber
Mutation edit
Welsh mutation | |||
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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 edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English beren, from Old English beran, from Proto-West Germanic *beran.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
ber
References edit
- Jacob Poole (1867), 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, page 26
Zaghawa edit
Pronoun edit
ber
- third person singular pronoun
Related terms edit
- bers third person plural
References edit
- Beria-English English-Beria Dictionary [provisional] ADESK, Iriba, Kobe Department, Chad