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beran

See also: Beran, ber- -an, and berañ

Basque

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Adjective

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beran

  1. inessive anim singular of bera

Czech

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *baranъ. First attested in the 14th century.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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beran m anim

  1. ram (male sheep)
  2. (expressive) stubborn person
  3. (obsolete, derogatory) evangelical

Declension

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Declension of beran (hard masculine animate)
singular plural
nominative beran berani
genitive berana beranů
dative beranovi, beranu beranům
accusative berana berany
vocative berane berani
locative beranovi, beranu beranech
instrumental beranem berany

Noun

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beran m inan or m anim

  1. ram (heavy device for battering down walls)
  2. ram (heavy metal weight for driving piles)
  3. ram (device on a ship for ramming other ships)
  4. (agriculture) conical hay drying rack
  5. (popular) garland of dogwood or yarrow branches for Palm Sunday
  6. (in the plural, sports, slang) curved bicycle handlebars

Declension

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when inanimate:

Declension of beran (hard masculine inanimate)
singular plural
nominative beran berany
genitive beranu beranů
dative beranu beranům
accusative beran berany
vocative berane berany
locative beranu, beraně beranech
instrumental beranem berany

when animate:

Declension of beran (hard masculine animate)
singular plural
nominative beran berani
genitive berana beranů
dative berani beranům
accusative berana berany
vocative berane berani
locative berani beranech
instrumental beranem berany

Derived terms

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Rejzek, Jiří (2015) “beran”, in Český etymologický slovník [Czech Etymological Dictionary] (in Czech), 3rd (revised and expanded) edition, Praha: LEDA, →ISBN, page 81

Further reading

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  • “beran”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • “beran”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • “beran”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Northern Kurdish

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Etymology

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Related to berx (lamb), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wr̥h₁ḗn (“ram”), see there for more. Compare also Proto-Slavic *baranъ.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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beran m

  1. ram

Old Dutch

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *beran, from Proto-Germanic *beraną.

Verb

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beran

  1. to bear, to carry

Inflection

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Conjugation of beran (strong class 4)
infinitive beran
indicative present past
1st person singular bero, beron bar
2nd person singular biris, birist bāri, bāris
3rd person singular birit bar
1st person plural beron bārun
2nd person plural beret bārut
3rd person plural beront bārun
subjunctive present past
1st person singular bere bāri
2nd person singular beres, berest bāri, bāris
3rd person singular bere bāri
1st person plural beren bārin
2nd person plural beret bārit
3rd person plural beren bārin
imperative present
singular ber, bir
plural beret
participle present past
berandi boran, giboran

Descendants

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  • Middle Dutch: bēren

Further reading

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  • “beran”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *beran, from Proto-Germanic *beraną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti.

Cognate with Old Frisian bera, Old Saxon beran, Old Dutch beran, Old High German beran, Old Norse bera, Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌽 (bairan). The Indo-European root was also the source of Old Irish biru, Ancient Greek φέρω (phérō), Latin ferre.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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beran

  1. to carry, bear, hold
    • late 10th century, Ælfric, "Chair of Saint Peter"
      ...þā læġ þǣr sum creopere lama fram cildhāde sē wæs dæġhwāmlīce ġeboren tō þām beorhtan ġete þæt hē ælmessan underfencge æt þām infarendum...
      Then lay there a cripple, lame from childhood, who was daily carried to the 'Beautiful' Gate, that he might receive alms from those entering.
    • c. 992, Ælfric, "The Nativity of St. Clement the Martyr"
      Þā sē enġel ġelǣhte hine be þām feaxe and hine bær tō Babylōne.
      Then the angel grabbed him by the hair and carried him to Babylon.
    • late 10th century, Ælfric, "On the Greater Litany"
      Sē rīċa and sē þearfa sind weġfērende on þisse weorolde. Sē rīċa birþ māre þonne hē behōfiġe tō his formetum, sē ōðer birþ ǣmtiġne pusan. For þȳ sċeal sē rīċa dǣlan his byrðenne wiþ þone þearfan: þonne wanaþ hē þā byrðenne his synna, and þām þearfan ġehilpþ.
      The rich and the poor are both wayfarers in this world. The rich carry more than they need for the journey, while the poor hold an empty sack. That's why the rich should share their burden with the poor. That way they can lighten the burden of their sins, and help the poor.
  2. to wear
  3. to sustain, support
  4. to bring forth, produce, give birth
    • late 9th century, translation of Orosius' History Against the Pagans
      On þām dagum wæs Alexander ġeboren on Crēcum.
      At that time, Alexander was born in Greece.

Conjugation

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Conjugation of beran (strong class 4)
infinitive beran berenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular bere bær
second person singular birest, birst bǣre
third person singular bireþ, birþ bær
plural beraþ bǣron
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular bere bǣre
plural beren bǣren
imperative
singular ber
plural beraþ
participle present past
berende (ġe)boren

Derived terms

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Descendants

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Old High German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *beran, from Proto-Germanic *beraną, whence also Old Saxon beran, Old English beran, Old Norse bera, Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌽 (bairan). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-.

Verb

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bëran

  1. to bear

Conjugation

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Conjugation of bëran (strong class 4)
infinitive bëran
indicative present past
1st person singular biru, biro bar
2nd person singular biris, birist bāri
3rd person singular birit bar
1st person plural bërem, bëremēs bārum, bārumēs
2nd person plural bëret bārut
3rd person plural bërant bārun
subjunctive present past
1st person singular bëre bāri
2nd person singular bërēs, bërēst bārīs, bārīst
3rd person singular bëre bāri
1st person plural bërēm, bëremēs bārīm, bārīmēs
2nd person plural bërēt bārīt
3rd person plural bërēn bārīn
imperative present
singular bir
plural bëret
participle present past
bëranti giboran
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Descendants

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Old Saxon

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *beran, from Proto-Germanic *beraną, whence also Old English beran, Old High German beran, Old Norse bera, Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌽 (bairan). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-.

Verb

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beran

  1. to bear
    • (Can we date this quote?), Heliand, verse 2309:
      thena lefna lamon bārun mid is beddiu
      They were bearing the living lame man with his bed

Conjugation

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Conjugation of beran (strong class 4)
infinitive beran
indicative present past
1st person singular biru bar
2nd person singular biris bāri
3rd person singular birid bar
plural berad bārun
subjunctive present past
1st person singular bere bāri
2nd person singular beres bāris
3rd person singular bere bāri
plural beren bārin
imperative present
singular ber
plural berad
participle present past
birandi giboran, boran
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Descendants

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