biar

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

• bar (Sette Comuni)

Etymology

From Middle High German wir, from Old High German wir, from Proto-West Germanic *wiʀ, from Proto-Germanic *wīz. Cognate with German wir, English we.

Pronoun

biar

1. (Luserna) we

Inflection

Personal pronouns
	singular	plural
1st person	i	biar
2nd person	du	iar
3rd person	er, si, 'z	se

References

• 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
• “biar” in Cimbrian, Ladin, Mòcheno: Getting to know 3 peoples. 2015. Servizio minoranze linguistiche locali della Provincia autonoma di Trento, Trento, Italy.

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bihaʀ.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ar

Verb

biar (Jawi spelling بيار)

1. to let

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• biarkan [causative benefactive] (-kan)
• membiar [agent focus] (meN-)
• membiarkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
• dibiar [patient focus] (di-)
• dibiarkan [patient focus + causative benefactive] (di- + -kan)
• terbiar [agentless action] (teR-)

Descendants

• Indonesian: biar

Conjunction

biar (Jawi spelling بيار)

1. though

Descendants

• Indonesian: biar

Further reading

• “biar” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Mòcheno

Alternative forms

• ber (unstressed)

Etymology

From Middle High German wir, from Old High German wir, from Proto-West Germanic *wiʀ, from Proto-Germanic *wīz. Cognate with German wir, English we.

Pronoun

biar (accusative ens, possessive enk)

1. we

Inflection

Personal pronouns
	singular	plural
1st person	i	biar
2nd person	du	ir
3rd person	er, si, s	sei

References

• “biar” in Cimbrian, Ladin, Mòcheno: Getting to know 3 peoples. 2015. Servizio minoranze linguistiche locali della Provincia autonoma di Trento, Trento, Italy.