See also: bérig

Afrikaans

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Etymology 1

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From Dutch bericht (message, report), from Middle Dutch berecht.

Noun

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berig (plural berigte, diminutive beriggie)

  1. article, report
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Etymology 2

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From Dutch berichten (to report), from Middle Dutch berichten.

Verb

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berig (present berig, present participle berigtende, past participle berig)

  1. to report; to share or communicate information
    Hy berig dat daar goud in die rivier is.
    He reports that there is gold in the river.

Dutch

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Etymology

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From beer (boar) +‎ -ig.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbeː.rəx/
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  • Hyphenation: be‧rig
  • Rhymes: -eːrəx

Adjective

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berig (not comparable)

  1. on heat, in oestrus (of sows)

Inflection

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Declension of berig
uninflected berig
inflected berige
comparative
positive
predicative/adverbial berig
indefinite m./f. sing. berige
n. sing. berig
plural berige
definite berige
partitive berigs

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North Frisian

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Etymology

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From Old Frisian berch.

Noun

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berig m (plural berger)

  1. (Föhr-Amrum) mountain