bero

Noun

bero

1. hot, heat
2. warm, calid

Etymology

From German Beere and English berry.

Noun

bero (accusative singular beron, plural beroj, accusative plural berojn)

1. berry

Adjective

bērō

1. dative masculine singular of bērus
2. dative neuter singular of bērus
3. ablative masculine singular of bērus
4. ablative neuter singular of bērus

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *berô, whence also Old English bera, Old Norse bjǫrn.

Noun

bero m

1. bear

Alternative forms

• bera

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbʲero/

Noun

bero

1. genitive singular and dual of bir (“spit”)

Mutation

Etymology

From calque of German beruhen (older form also berugen) or Middle Low German *berouwen, equivalent to be- +‎ ro. Cognate with Danish bero and Norwegian Bokmål bero.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -uː

Verb

bero

1. to depend (upon)

   Hans hjärta var nu en gång stämt för hjälpsamhet, och dess frid berodde av medvetandet av att ha hjälpt den hjälpbehövande.

   His heart was once and for all tuned to helpfulness, and its peace depended on being conscious of having helped someone in need.

2. to be caused (by), to be explained (by)

   Den ofrivilliga pausen berodde på att datorn havererade

   The involuntary pause was caused by the computer's crashing.

3. to have an unknown (or unspecified) cause (if the reason is omitted)

   det beror på ― it depends

4. to be ignored, to be postponed, to be less important (lacking good reasons)

   Guvernören fann det vara en omöjlig uppgift att bygga en kanal här, så saken fick bero.

   The governor found it an impossible task to build a canal here, so the issue was postponed.