bere

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English bere.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɪə/

Noun

bere (uncountable)

  1. (chiefly Scotland) Barley, especially six-rowed barley.

Translations

Anagrams

Afrikaans

Noun

bere

  1. plural of beer

Basque

Pronoun

bere

  1. his, her, its

Chichewa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *ìbéèdè.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɓé.ɽe/

Noun

bére class 5 (plural maŵére class 6)

  1. breast, teat

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbɛrɛ]
  • Rhymes: -ɛrɛ
  • Hyphenation: be‧re

Verb

bere

  1. third-person singular present indicative of brát

Interlingue

Noun

bere

  1. berry

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From a contraction of earlier bevere, from Latin bibere, present active infinitive of bibō, from Proto-Italic *pibō, from Proto-Indo-European *píph₃eti.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: bére, IPA(key): /ˈbere/
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Verb

bere

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to drink

Conjugation

Anagrams

Latin

Adjective

bēre

  1. vocative masculine singular of bērus

Middle Dutch

Etymology 1

From Old Dutch *bero, from Proto-Germanic *berô.

Noun

bēre m

  1. bear
Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

Etymology 2

From Old Dutch *beri, from Proto-Germanic *bazją.

Noun

bēre f

  1. berry
Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

Further reading

  • “bere (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “bere (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “bere (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
  • “bere (V)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929

Middle English

Etymology

From Old English bera, from Proto-Germanic *berô.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɛːr(ə)/

Noun

bere (plural beres)

  1. bear

Descendants

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²beːrə/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse bera.

Alternative forms

Verb

bere (present tense ber, past tense bar, past participle bore, passive infinitive berast, present participle berande, imperative ber)

  1. to carry, bear
    Kor langt skal eg bere dette?
    How far shall I carry this?
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Norse bera.

Noun

bere f (definite singular bera, indefinite plural berer, definite plural berene)

  1. a female bear, she-bear
    Inne mellom trea kunne dei skimta ei bere.
    Between the trees, they could discern a she-bear.
Synonyms
  • (female bear): binne
  • (female bear): hobjørn

References

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbere/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *baraz. Cognate with Old Norse barr.

Noun

bere m

  1. barley
Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Etymology 2

Verb

bere

  1. first-person singular present indicative of beran

Romanian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbe.re/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from German Bier. Influenced by the word below, meaning "action of drinking".

Noun

bere f (plural beri)

  1. beer
    Vrem trei beri, te rog.
    We want three beers, please.
Declension

Etymology 2

bea (“to drink”) +‎ -re

Noun

bere f (uncountable)

  1. (rare) (the act of) drinking
Declension

Scots

Etymology

From Old English bere.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɪə/

Noun

bere (uncountable)

  1. barley, especially six-rowed barley

Turkish

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French béret.

Noun

bere (definite accusative bereyi, plural bereler)

  1. beret

Etymology 2

From Old Turkic bertmek‎ (to wound, to injure).

Noun

bere (definite accusative bereyi, plural bereler)

  1. wound, injury
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