Beer

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Old English bearu (“grove”), from Proto-West Germanic *baru, from Proto-Germanic *barwaz (“grove”). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈbɪɚ/ ==== Proper noun ==== Beer A village in East Devon district, Devon, England. ===== Derived terms ===== Beer Hackett === Etymology 2 === As an English surname, from the place name in Devon (see Etymology 1 above); also from Old English bār (“boar”). As a north German and Dutch surname, from beer (“bear”). See also the surnames Baer and Bahr. As an Alemannic German surname, spelling variant of Bier (“beer”). ==== Proper noun ==== Beer A surname. ===== Derived terms ===== ==== References ==== Mills, A. D. (2011). A Dictionary of British Place-Names. Oxford University Press === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Beer”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 125. === Anagrams === Bree, Eber, Erbe, Reeb, bere, bree, eber, reeb == Central Franconian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /beə̯/ === Etymology 1 === From Middle High German bere f, from the plural of ber n, from Old High German beri. ==== Noun ==== Beer f (plural Beere) (Moselle Franconian) berry (kind of fruit) ===== Usage notes ===== The word has usually been restricted to a particular kind of berry depending on the dialect. Ripuarian has no general word at all. === Etymology 2 === From Middle High German bere m, from Old High German bero, from Proto-Germanic *berô. ==== Noun ==== Beer m (plural Beere) (Moselle Franconian) bear (animal) ===== Alternative forms ===== Bär (Ripuarian) === Etymology 3 === From Middle High German bier, from Old High German bior, from Proto-Germanic *beuzą. ==== Noun ==== Beer m (plural Beer) (parts of western Moselle Franconian) beer ===== Alternative forms ===== Bier (predominant) == German == === Noun === Beer f (genitive Beer, plural Beeren) obsolete form of Beere ==== Declension ==== == Hunsrik == === Etymology === From Middle High German ber, from Old High German beri. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpeːɐ/ === Noun === Beer f (plural Beere, diminutive Beerche) berry === Further reading === Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “Beer”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch == Pennsylvania German == === Etymology 1 === From Middle High German ber, from Old High German beri. Compare German Beere, English berry, Swedish bär. ==== Noun ==== Beer f (plural Beere) berry === Etymology 2 === From Middle High German bir, from Old High German bira. Compare German Birne, Dutch peer, English pear. ==== Noun ==== Beer f (plural Beere) pear