ber
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindi [Term?].
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: bâr, IPA(key): /bɛə/
Noun
ber (plural ber)
References
- ber listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd ed., 1989] (paywall)
Anagrams
Albanian
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *bōr-, from Proto-Indo-European *bhōrs-, from root *bhrs (“point, tip bolt”). Cognate to Old Irish barr (“point”).[1]
Noun
ber m (indefinite plural berë, definite singular beri, definite plural berët)
- bow; arc, arch
- arrow
- javelin, lance
- European whipsnake (Dolichophis jugularis, syn. Coluber jugularis)
Derived terms
Related terms
References
- ↑ Albanische Etymologien (Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz), Bardhyl Demiraj, Leiden Studies in Indo-European 7; Amsterdam - Atlanta 1997, p.95
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbɛr]
- Rhymes: -ɛr
Verb
ber
- second-person singular imperative of brát
Anagrams
Elfdalian
Adjective
ber
Inflection
This adjective needs an inflection-table template.
Faroese
Etymology 1
From Old Norse ber, from Proto-Germanic *basją, *bazją.
Noun
ber n (genitive singular bers, plural ber)
Declension
| n22 | Singular | Plural | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | ber | berið | ber | berini |
| Accusative | ber | berið | ber | berini |
| Dative | beri | berinum | ber(j)um | ber(j)unum |
| Genitive | bers | bersins | berja | berjanna |
Derived terms
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Etymology 2
Conjugated form.
Verb
ber
- inflection of bera:
- third-person singular present
- second-person singular imperative
Derived terms
- tað ber ikki til (“this is impossible”)
French
Noun
ber m (plural bers)
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɛːr/
- Rhymes: -ɛːr
Etymology 1
From Old Norse berr, from Proto-Germanic *bazaz.
Adjective
ber (comparative berari, superlative berastur)
- bare
- bare, naked
- uncovered
- discovered
- Hann varð ber að lygi.
- He was caught lying.
Inflection
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- allsber
- berrassaður
- ber er hver að baki, nema sér bróður eigi
Etymology 2
From Old Norse ber, from Proto-Germanic *basją, *bazją.
Noun
ber n (genitive singular bers, nominative plural ber)
Declension
Derived terms
Latvian
Verb
ber
- 2nd person singular present indicative form of bērt
- 3rd person singular present indicative form of bērt
- 3rd person plural present indicative form of bērt
- 2nd person singular imperative form of bērt
- (with the particle lai) 3rd person singular imperative form of bērt
- (with the particle lai) 3rd person plural imperative form of bērt
Mirandese
Verb
ber
- to see
Related terms
Norwegian Bokmål
Verb
ber
- present tense of be
Norwegian Nynorsk
Verb
ber
Verb
ber
- present tense of be
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *bērō, whence also Old High German bāra.
Noun
bēr f
Declension
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
Old French
Noun
ber m
- nominative singular of baron
Old Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bʲer/
Verb
·ber
- first-person singular present subjunctive conjunct of beirid
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *basją, *bazją, whence also Old English beriġe, Old High German beri, Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐍃𐌹 (basi).
Noun
ber n
Declension
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
References
- ber in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Swedish
Verb
ber
- present tense of be.
Tatar
| 1 | 2 > | |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal : ber Ordinal : berençe | ||
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *bīr (“one”).
Numeral
ber (Cyrillic spelling бер)
Volapük
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [beɾ]
Noun
ber (plural bers)
Declension
Derived terms
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Welsh
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɛr/
Adjective
ber
- feminine singular of byr
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Verb
ber