betri

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse betri, from Proto-Germanic *batizô.

Adjective

betri

  1. better. comparative degree of góður

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse betri, from Proto-Germanic *batizô.

Adjective

betri

  1. better (comparative of góður)

Anagrams

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *batizô. Compare Old English betera (English better), Old Frisian betera (West Frisian better), Old Saxon betiro (Low German beter), Dutch beter, Old High German bezziro (German besser), Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐍄𐌹𐌶𐌰 (batiza).

Adjective

betri

  1. better, comparative degree of góðr

Declension
    Declension of betri
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative betri betri betra
accusative betra betri betra
dative betra betri betra
genitive betra betri betra
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative betri betri betri
accusative betri betri betri
dative betrum betrum betrum
genitive betri betri betri

Descendants
  • Icelandic: betri
  • Faroese: betri
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: betre
  • Norwegian: bere, bære, beire (dialectal)
  • Old Swedish: bætre, bættre
  • Danish: bedre

References
  • “betri”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Swahili

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English battery.

Pronunciation
  • Audio (Kenya)(file)

Noun

betri (n class, plural betri)

  1. battery (device storing electricity)

Further reading
  • betri in Swahili Oxford Living Dictionaries, Oxford University Press

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English battery.

Noun

betri

  1. battery (clarification of this definition is needed)
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