ber
Translingual
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: bâr, IPA(key): /bɛə(ɹ)/
- (Indian English) enPR: bâr, IPA(key): [beːɾ]
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ)
See also
References
- ber listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd ed., 1989] (paywall)
Albanian
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *bōr-, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰōrs-, from root *bʰers- (“point, tip bolt”). Cognate to Old Irish barr (“point”).[1]
Noun
ber m (plural berë, definite beri, definite plural berët)
Derived terms
References
- Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: […]] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7) (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 95
Cimbrian
Alternative forms
Etymology
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
ber
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
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbɛr]
- Rhymes: -ɛr
Anagrams
Elfdalian
Inflection
This adjective needs an inflection-table template.
Faroese
Etymology 1
From Old Norse ber, from Proto-Germanic *basją, *bazją.
Declension
Declension of ber | ||||
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n22 | 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
- berjalyngur (“Empetrum”)
- bervísa
- bláber (“Vaccinium”)
- einiber
- jarðber (“Fragaria”)
- krákuber
- maðkaber
- oljuber
- reyðber
- rossaber (“Rubus”)
- stikkulsber (“Ribes uva-crispa”)
- svartber
- vinbláber (“Vaccinium vitis-idaea”)
Etymology 2
Conjugated form.
Derived terms
- tað ber ikki til (“this is impossible”)
French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French berz, from Vulgar Latin *bertium (“little cradle”), from Gaulish.
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Further reading
- “ber”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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
Etymology 2
From Old Norse ber, from Proto-Germanic *basją, *bazją.
Declension
Latvian
Mòcheno
References
- “ber” in Cimbrian, Ladin, Mòcheno: Getting to know 3 peoples. 2015. Servizio minoranze linguistiche locali della Provincia autonoma di Trento, Trento, Italy.
Northern Kurdish
Etymology 1
From the same root as Etymology 2 below.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɛɾ/
- Rhymes: -ɛɾ
- Hyphenation: ber
Declension
Etymology 2
Cognate with -bar (“in front of”), from Proto-Iranian *upári (“above; over”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *upári (“above; over”), derived from Proto-Indo-European *upér (“above; over”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɛɾ/
- Rhymes: -ɛɾ
- Hyphenation: ber
Derived terms
- ber avîtin
- ber xwe ketin
- ber xwe kirin
- ber çûyîn
Etymology 3
Likely from Proto-Iranian *varta- (“stone”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɛɾ/
- Rhymes: -ɛɾ
- Hyphenation: ber
Declension
Etymology 4
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɛr/
- Rhymes: -ɛr
- Hyphenation: ber
Declension
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɛɾ/
- Rhymes: -ɛɾ
- Hyphenation: ber
Declension
Definite 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 |
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɛˤɾ/
- Rhymes: -ɛʕɾ
- Hyphenation: ber
Declension
References
- 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
Norwegian Nynorsk
Anagrams
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *bāru, from Proto-Germanic *bērō, whence also Old High German bāra.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /beːr/
Declension
Old French
Old Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bʲer/
Old Norse
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *basją, *bazją, whence also Old English berġe, Old High German beri, Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐍃𐌹 (basi).
Declension
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
ber
- inflection of berr (“bare”):
- strong feminine nominative singular
- strong neuter nominative/accusative plural
Verb
ber
References
- “ber”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɛr/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛr
- Syllabification: ber
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Polish ber, from Proto-Slavic *bъrъ.
Declension
or
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Further reading
- ber in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Tatar
1 | 2 > | |
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Cardinal : ber Ordinal : berençe | ||
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *bīr (“one”).
Volapük
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [beɾ]
Declension
Welsh
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɛr/
- Rhymes: -ɛr
Yola
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle English beren, from Old English beran, from Proto-West Germanic *beran.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /biː/
References
- 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
Pronoun
ber
- third person singular pronoun
Related terms
- bers third person plural
References
- Beria-English English-Beria Dictionary [provisional] ADESK, Iriba, Kobe Department, Chad