ber
Translingual
editSymbol
editber
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Hindi बेर (ber).
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: bâr, IPA(key): /bɛə(ɹ)/
- (India) enPR: bâr, IPA(key): [beːɾ]
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ)
Noun
editber (plural bers)
- A fruit-bearing tree (Ziziphus mauritiana); the jujube.
See also
editReferences
edit- ber listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd ed., 1989] (paywall)
Anagrams
editAlbanian
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Albanian *bōr-, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰōrs-, from root *bʰers- (“point, tip bolt”). Cognate to Old Irish barr (“point”).[1]
Noun
editber m (plural berë, definite beri, definite plural berët)
- bow, arc, arch
- arrow
- javelin, lance
- European whipsnake (Dolichophis jugularis, syn. Coluber jugularis)
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editReferences
edit- ^ Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: […]] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)[1] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 95
Cimbrian
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editInherited from Middle High German wer, from Old High German wer, from Proto-West Germanic *hwaʀ, from Proto-Germanic *hwaz. Cognate with German wer, English who.
Pronoun
editber
References
edit- 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
Czech
editPronunciation
editVerb
editber
Anagrams
editElfdalian
editAdjective
editber
Inflection
editThis adjective needs an inflection-table template.
Faroese
editEtymology 1
editInherited from Old Norse ber, from Proto-Germanic *basją, *bazją.
Noun
editber n (genitive singular bers, plural ber)
Declension
editn22 | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | ber | berið | ber | berini |
accusative | ber | berið | ber | berini |
dative | beri | berinum | berjum, berum | berjunum, berunum |
genitive | bers | bersins | berja | berjanna |
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editConjugated form.
Verb
editber
- inflection of bera:
Derived terms
edit- tað ber ikki til (“this is impossible”)
French
editEtymology
editInherited from Middle French berz, from Vulgar Latin *bertium (“little cradle”), from Gaulish.
Pronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Noun
editber m (plural bers)
Further reading
edit- “ber”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Icelandic
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Old Norse berr, from Proto-Germanic *bazaz.
Adjective
editber (comparative berari, superlative berastur)
- bare
- bare, naked
- uncovered
- discovered
- Hann varð ber að lygi.
- He was caught lying.
Declension
editstrong declension (indefinite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|---|
nominative | ber | ber | bert | |
accusative | beran | bera | ||
dative | berum | berri | beru | |
genitive | bers | berrar | bers | |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
nominative | berir | berar | ber | |
accusative | bera | |||
dative | berum | |||
genitive | berra | |||
weak declension (definite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | beri | bera | bera | |
acc/dat/gen | bera | beru | ||
plural (all-case) | beru |
strong declension (indefinite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|---|
nominative | berastur | berust | berast | |
accusative | berastan | berasta | ||
dative | berustum | berastri | berustu | |
genitive | berasts | berastrar | berasts | |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
nominative | berastir | berastar | berust | |
accusative | berasta | |||
dative | berustum | |||
genitive | berastra | |||
weak declension (definite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | berasti | berasta | berasta | |
acc/dat/gen | berasta | berustu | ||
plural (all-case) | berustu |
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editFrom Old Norse ber, from Proto-Germanic *basją, *bazją.
Noun
editber n (genitive singular bers, nominative plural ber)
Declension
editDerived terms
editLatvian
editVerb
editber
- inflection of bērt:
- (with the particle lai) third-person singular imperative of bērt
- (with the particle lai) third-person plural imperative of bērt
Middle High German
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Old High German bero, from Proto-West Germanic *berō, from Proto-Germanic *berô.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editber or bër m
Declension
editDescendants
edit- Alemannic German: Bärr
- Cimbrian: per
- German: Bär
- Rhine Franconian:
- Vilamovian: baor
- Yiddish: בער (ber)
References
edit- Benecke, Georg Friedrich, Müller, Wilhelm, Zarncke, Friedrich (1863) “ber”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel
- "ber" in Köbler, Gerhard, Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch (3rd edition 2014)
Mirandese
editVerb
editber
- to see
Related terms
editMòcheno
editPronoun
editber
- unstressed form of biar
References
edit- “ber” in Cimbrian, Ladin, Mòcheno: Getting to know 3 peoples. 2015. Servizio minoranze linguistiche locali della Provincia autonoma di Trento, Trento, Italy.
Namuyi
editAlternative forms
editPronunciation
editVerb
editber
References
edit- Štěpán Pavlík (2017) The Description of Namuzi Language[2], Prague: Charles University (PhD Thesis), page 119
North Frisian
editAlternative forms
edit- bad (Föhr-Amrum)
- bade (Mooring)
Etymology
editFrom Proto-Germanic *bidjaną.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editber
Conjugation
editinfinitive I | ber | |
---|---|---|
infinitive II | (tö) beren | |
past participle | böören | |
imperative | ber | |
present | past | |
1st singular | ber | buar |
2nd singular | berst | buarst |
3rd singular | bert | buar |
plural / dual | ber | buar |
perfect | pluperfect | |
1st singular | haa böören | her böören |
2nd singular | heest böören | herst böören |
3rd singular | heer böören | her böören |
plural / dual | haa böören | her böören |
future (skel) | future (wel) | |
1st singular | skel ber | wel ber |
2nd singular | sket ber | wet ber |
3rd singular | skel ber | wel ber |
plural / dual | skel ber | wel ber |
Northern Kurdish
editEtymology 1
editFrom the same root as Etymology 2 below.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editber m (Arabic spelling بەر)
Declension
editEtymology 2
editSlightly under the influence of Persian بر (“on, over”) (akin to wer (“prefix meaning "around"”)) but from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“front; around”). The change in meaning of this word in Northwest Iranic languages can be seen in Parthian [script needed] (par, “to; at”) also.
Pronunciation
editPreposition
editber (Arabic spelling بەر)
Derived terms
editEtymology 3
editLikely from Proto-Iranian *varta- (“stone”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editber m (Arabic spelling بەر)
Declension
editEtymology 4
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
editNoun
editber f (Arabic spelling بەڕ)
- kilim (type of carpet)
Declension
editEtymology 5
editCompare Persian بر (bar, “fruit”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editber m or f (Arabic spelling بەر)
Declension
editDefinite feminine and masculine gender | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Case | Feminine (sg) | Masculine (sg) | Plural | |
Nominative | ber | ber | ber | |
Construct | bera | berê | berên | |
Oblique | berê | berî | beran | |
Demonstrative oblique | wê berê | wî berî | wan beran | |
Vocative | berê | bero | berino | |
Indefinite feminine and masculine gender | ||||
Case | Feminine (sg) | Masculine (sg) | Plural | |
Nominative | berek | berek | berin | |
Construct | bereke | berekî | berine | |
Oblique | berekê | berekî | berinan |
Etymology 6
editPronunciation
editNoun
editbe'r f (Arabic spelling بەعر)
Declension
editReferences
edit- Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “ber I”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 45
- Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “ber II”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 45
- Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “ber III”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 46
- Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “ber̄ IV”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 46
- Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “ber V”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 47
- Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “be‘r VI”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 47
Norwegian Bokmål
editVerb
editber
Norwegian Nynorsk
editEtymology 1
editVerb
editber
- present tense of bera
- imperative of bera
Etymology 2
editVerb
editber
Anagrams
editOld English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-West Germanic *bāru, from Proto-Germanic *bērō, whence also Old High German bāra.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editbēr f
Declension
editStrong ō-stem:
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | bēr | bēra, bēre |
accusative | bēre | bēra, bēre |
genitive | bēre | bēra |
dative | bēre | bērum |
Descendants
editOld French
editNoun
editber m
Old Irish
editPronunciation
editVerb
edit·ber
Mutation
editradical | lenition | nasalization |
---|---|---|
ber | ber pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/ |
mber |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Old Norse
editEtymology 1
editFrom Proto-Germanic *basją, *bazją, whence also Old English berġe, Old High German beri, Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐍃𐌹 (basi).
Noun
editber n (genitive plural berja)
Declension
editDescendants
editEtymology 2
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
editber
- inflection of berr (“bare”):
Verb
editber
References
edit- “ber”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Old Polish
editEtymology
editInherited from Proto-Slavic *bъrъ. First attested in 1409.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editber m animacy unattested
- (attested in Greater poland) foxtail millet (Setaria italica)
- 1900 [1437], Józef Rostafiński, editor, Symbola ad historiam naturalem medii aevi = Średniowieczna historya naturalna w Polsce. Ps 2[3], number 2650:
- Ber iocues, panicus
- [Ber iocues, panicus]
- 1920 [1409], Marceli Handelsman, Antoni Rybarski, Kazimierz Tymieniecki, editors, Najdawniejsze księgi sądowe mazowieckie, volume I, number 1398, Płońsk:
- Yacom ne popasl Recziboroui poltory copi brw
- [Jakom nie popasł Reciborowi połtory kopy bru]
Descendants
edit- Polish: ber
References
edit- Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “ber”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
- B. Sieradzka-Baziur, Ewa Deptuchowa, Joanna Duska, Mariusz Frodyma, Beata Hejmo, Dorota Janeczko, Katarzyna Jasińska, Krystyna Kajtoch, Joanna Kozioł, Marian Kucała, Dorota Mika, Gabriela Niemiec, Urszula Poprawska, Elżbieta Supranowicz, Ludwika Szelachowska-Winiarzowa, Zofia Wanicowa, Piotr Szpor, Bartłomiej Borek, editors (2011–2015), “ber”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN
- Ewa Deptuchowa, Mariusz Frodyma, Katarzyna Jasińska, Magdalena Klapper, Dorota Kołodziej, Mariusz Leńczuk, Ludwika Szelachowska-Winiarzowa, Zofia Wanicowa, editors (2023), “ber”, in Rozariusze z polskimi glosami. Internetowa baza danych [Dictionaries of Polish glosses, an Internet database] (in Polish), Kraków: Pracownia Języka Staropolskiego Instytut Języka Polskiego Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Polabian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Middle Low German bâr / bare
Noun
editber m ?
References
edit- The template Template:R:pox:SejDp does not use the parameter(s):
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Please see Module:checkparams for help with this warning.Lehr-Spławiński, T., Polański, K. (1962) “ber”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka Drzewian połabskich [Etymological Dictionary of the Polabian Drevani Language] (in Polish), number 1 (A – ďüzd), Wrocław, Warszawa etc.: Ossolineum, page 30 - Polański, Kazimierz, James Allen Sehnert (1967) “ber”, in Polabian-English Dictionary, The Hague, Paris: Mouton & Co, page 37
- Olesch, Reinhold (1962) “Báar”, in Thesaurus Linguae Dravaenopolabicae [Thesaurus of the Drevani language] (in German), volumes 1: A – O, Cologne, Vienna: Böhlau Verlag, →ISBN, page 10
Polish
editEtymology 1
editInherited from Old Polish ber.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editber m inan
Declension
editor
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editber f
Further reading
edit- ber in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “ber”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
- Danuta Lankiewicz (22.02.2016) “BER”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]
- Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “ber”, in Słownik języka polskiego
- Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “ber”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
- J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “ber”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 115
Swedish
editVerb
editber
- present indicative of be
Anagrams
editTatar
edit1 | 2 > | |
---|---|---|
Cardinal : ber Ordinal : berençe | ||
Etymology
editFrom Proto-Turkic *bīr (“one”).
Numeral
editber (Cyrillic spelling бер)
Volapük
editEtymology
editBorrowed from English bear (Ursidae).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editber (nominative plural bers)
Declension
editDerived terms
editWelsh
editPronunciation
editAdjective
editber
Mutation
editYola
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Middle English beren, from Old English beran, from Proto-West Germanic *beran.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editber
References
edit- Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 26
Zaghawa
editPronoun
editber
- third person singular pronoun
Related terms
edit- bers third person plural
References
edit- Beria-English English-Beria Dictionary [provisional] ADESK, Iriba, Kobe Department, Chad
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