berde

English

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “from Persian پرده (parda, parde), via Ottoman Turkish perde?)”)

Noun

berde (plural berdes)

1. A stringed instrument (chordophone) of Bosnian origin, a large guitar-shaped instrument that is played upright, using a plectrum.

See also

• Appendix:Glossary of chordophones

References

• 2013. The Tamburitza Tradition: From the Balkans to the American Midwest. Richard March. Pg. 80.

Anagrams

• Breed, brede, breed, rebed

Aklanon

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish verde.

Adjective

berde

1. green (color/colour)

References

• Greenhill, S.J., Blust. R, & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283.

Aragonese

Adjective

berde (feminine berda, masculine plural berdes, feminine plural berdas)

1. Superseded spelling of verde.

Basque

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish verde, ultimately from Latin viridis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /berde/ [ber.ð̞e]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -erde
• Hyphenation: ber‧de

Adjective

berde (comparative berdeago, superlative berdeen, excessive berdeegi)

1. green (color/colour)
2. green (environmentally friendly)
3. unripe
4. (figurative) young
5. (figurative) obscene, dirty, blue

Declension

Declension of berde (adjective, ending in vowel)

		indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive		berde	berdea	berdeak
ergative		berdek	berdeak	berdeek
dative		berderi	berdeari	berdeei
genitive		berderen	berdearen	berdeen
comitative		berderekin	berdearekin	berdeekin
causative		berderengatik	berdearengatik	berdeengatik
benefactive		berderentzat	berdearentzat	berdeentzat
instrumental		berdez	berdeaz	berdeez
inessive	anim.	berderengan	berdearengan	berdeengan
	inanim.	berdetan	berdean	berdeetan
locative	anim.	—	—	—
	inanim.	berdetako	berdeko	berdeetako
allative	anim.	berderengana	berdearengana	berdeengana
	inanim.	berdetara	berdera	berdeetara
terminative	anim.	berderenganaino	berdearenganaino	berdeenganaino
	inanim.	berdetaraino	berderaino	berdeetaraino
directive	anim.	berderenganantz	berdearenganantz	berdeenganantz
	inanim.	berdetarantz	berderantz	berdeetarantz
destinative	anim.	berderenganako	berdearenganako	berdeenganako
	inanim.	berdetarako	berderako	berdeetarako
ablative	anim.	berderengandik	berdearengandik	berdeengandik
	inanim.	berdetatik	berdetik	berdeetatik
partitive		berderik	—	—
prolative		berdetzat	—	—

Noun

berde inan or anim

1. (inanimate) green (the colour of growing foliage)
2. (animate) green (politics)

Declension

Declension of berde (animate and inanimate, ending in vowel)

		indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive		berde	berdea	berdeak
ergative		berdek	berdeak	berdeek
dative		berderi	berdeari	berdeei
genitive		berderen	berdearen	berdeen
comitative		berderekin	berdearekin	berdeekin
causative		berderengatik	berdearengatik	berdeengatik
benefactive		berderentzat	berdearentzat	berdeentzat
instrumental		berdez	berdeaz	berdeez
inessive	anim.	berderengan	berdearengan	berdeengan
	inanim.	berdetan	berdean	berdeetan
locative	anim.	—	—	—
	inanim.	berdetako	berdeko	berdeetako
allative	anim.	berderengana	berdearengana	berdeengana
	inanim.	berdetara	berdera	berdeetara
terminative	anim.	berderenganaino	berdearenganaino	berdeenganaino
	inanim.	berdetaraino	berderaino	berdeetaraino
directive	anim.	berderenganantz	berdearenganantz	berdeenganantz
	inanim.	berdetarantz	berderantz	berdeetarantz
destinative	anim.	berderenganako	berdearenganako	berdeenganako
	inanim.	berdetarako	berderako	berdeetarako
ablative	anim.	berderengandik	berdearengandik	berdeengandik
	inanim.	berdetatik	berdetik	berdeetatik
partitive		berderik	—	—
prolative		berdetzat	—	—

See also

Colors in Basque · koloreak (layout · text)

zuri	gris	beltz
gorri	laranja; marroi	hori
	berde
	oztin	urdin
ubel	more	arrosa

Further reading

• “berde”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
• “berde”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish verde.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ber‧de
• IPA^(key): /ˈbeɾde/ [ˈbeɾ.d̪e]

Noun

bérde

1. green (color/colour)

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish verde.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ber‧de
• IPA^(key): /ˈbeɾde/ [ˈbiɾ̪.d̪e]

Adjective

berde

1. green (color/colour)

Noun

berde

1. green (color/colour)

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:berde.

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish verde.

Noun

bérde

1. green (color/colour)

Adjective

bérde

1. greenish

Middle English

Etymology 1

Noun

berde

1. Alternative form of burde

Etymology 2

Noun

berde

1. Alternative form of brerd

Mirandese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈveɾ.dɨ/

Adjective

berde m or f (plural berdes)

1. green (color/colour)

Noun

berde (plural berdes)

1. green (color/colour)

Derived terms

adverbs

• berde cumo alambre

 

nouns

• berdeilho m

 

verbs

• berdegar

 

References

“berde” in Amadeu Ferreira, José Pedro Cardona Ferreira, Dicionário Mirandês-Português, 1st edition, 2004.

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish verde (“green”). Compare Kapampangan berdi.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈbeɾde/ [ˈbɛɾ.d̪ɛ]
• Rhymes: -eɾde
• Syllabification: ber‧de

Noun

berde (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜇ᜔ᜇᜒ)

1. green (color/colour)

   Synonyms: lungti, lungtian

Adjective

berde (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜇ᜔ᜇᜒ)

1. green (color/colour)

   Synonyms: lungti, lungtian

2. (figurative, colloquial) lewd; indecent

   Synonyms: malaswa, mahalay, bastos

Derived terms

• a la berde
• berdehan
• berdehin
• berdeng dugo
• maberde

 

Related terms

• berdesmeralda
• berdigris
• berdor

 

See also

Colors in Tagalog · kulay (layout · text)

puti	abo, gris	itim
pula; krimson, pulang-pula	kahel; kayumanggi	dilaw; krema
kulay-dayap	lungti, lungtian, berde
turkesa	bughaw-langit, asul	bughaw, asul
lila, biyoleta; nila, tayom	mahenta; ube, morado, haban, purpura	rosas, kalimbahin