bere

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Middle English bere (“barley”), from Old English bere (“barley”), from Proto-West Germanic *barī, from Proto-Germanic *baraz (“barley”). Compare Welsh bara (“bread”), Latin far (“emmer”), Serbo-Croatian бра̏шно/brȁšno (“flour”), Albanian bar (“grass”), Ancient Greek Φήρον (Phḗron, “plant deity”). See also: barley. ==== Pronunciation ==== (UK) IPA(key): /bɪə/ (US) IPA(key): /bɪɚ/ Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ) Homophones: beer, bier, bear (New Zealand, cheer–chair merger) ==== Noun ==== bere (uncountable) (chiefly Scotland) Barley, especially four-rowed barley or six-rowed barley. ===== Alternative forms ===== bear ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === See bear (“pillowcase”) ==== Pronunciation ==== (UK) IPA(key): /bɪə/, /bɛə/ (US) IPA(key): /bɪɚ/, /bɛɚ/ ==== Noun ==== bere (plural beres) (now dialectal) A pillowcase; a fabric case or covering as for a pillow; a pillowbere. ==== References ==== James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Bere”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC. === Anagrams === Beer, Bree, Eber, Erbe, Reeb, be-er, beer, bree, eber, reeb == Afrikaans == === Noun === bere plural of beer == Bambara == === Noun === bere a stick === References === Richard Nci Diarra, Lexique bambara-français-anglais, December 13, 2010 == Basque == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /beɾe/ [be.ɾe] Rhymes: -eɾe, -e Hyphenation: be‧re === Etymology 1 === ==== Determiner ==== bere genitive plural of bera; their Synonym: beren === Etymology 2 === ==== Pronoun ==== bere genitive singular of bera; his, her, its == Chichewa == === Etymology === From Proto-Bantu *ìbéèdè. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɓé.ɽe/ === Noun === bére class 5 (plural maŵére class 6) breast, teat part of a bunch of bananas, about a handful in size == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈbɛrɛ] Rhymes: -ɛrɛ Hyphenation: be‧re === Verb === bere third-person singular present indicative of brát == Italian == === Alternative forms === bevere (archaic or dialectal, Romanesco) === Etymology === From a contraction of earlier bevere, from Latin bibere, from Proto-Italic *pibō, from Proto-Indo-European *píph₃eti. Cognate with Albanian pi, literary Armenian ըմպել (əmpel), Hindi पीना (pīnā), and Irish ibh. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbe.re/ Rhymes: -ere Hyphenation: bé‧re === Verb === bére (first-person singular present bévo, first-person singular past historic bévvi or bevétti or (traditional) bevètti, past participle bevùto, first-person singular imperfect bevévo, first-person singular future berrò, auxiliary avére) (ambitransitive) to drink [auxiliary avere] ==== Conjugation ==== Including lesser-used forms: ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === bere in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana === Anagrams === Eber, ebre, erbe, rebe == Latin == === Adjective === bēre vocative masculine singular of bērus == Middle Dutch == === Etymology 1 === From Old Dutch *bero, from Proto-West Germanic *berō, from Proto-Germanic *berô. ==== Noun ==== bēre m bear ===== Inflection ===== ===== Descendants ===== Dutch: beerAfrikaans: beer→ Papiamentu: ber, beer Limburgish: baer, Béër West Flemish: beir Zealandic: beêr === Etymology 2 === From Old Dutch *beri, from Proto-West Germanic *baʀi, from Proto-Germanic *bazją. ==== Noun ==== bēre f berry ===== Inflection ===== ===== Descendants ===== West Flemish: beier === Further reading === “bere (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000 “bere (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000 Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “bere (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “bere (V)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page V == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === From Old English bera, *beora, from Proto-West Germanic *berō, from Proto-Germanic *berô. ==== Alternative forms ==== beare, bier beere (Late Middle English) beor, beore, boere, bore, buere (south West Midlands, from Mercian Old English *beora) ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈbɛ̞ːr(ə)/ ==== Noun ==== bere (plural beres) A bear (mammal of the family Ursidae) The Big Dipper or Little Dipper. ===== Related terms ===== berewort ===== Descendants ===== English: bear (see there for further descendants) Middle Scots: beir Scots: bear, beir ==== References ==== “bēr(e, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. === Etymology 2 === Inherited from Old English bere, from Proto-West Germanic *barī, from Proto-Germanic *baraz. ==== Alternative forms ==== bare, ber (both rare) ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈbɛ̞ːr(ə)/ ==== Noun ==== bere (uncountable) barley (Hordeum vulgare or its grain) ===== Derived terms ===== berebynde ===== Descendants ===== English: bere, bear Middle Scots: bere, beir, bair, bear Scots: bear, bere ==== References ==== “bēr(e, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. === Etymology 3 === Compare Old Norse berja (“to strike”). ==== Verb ==== bere (transitive) To pierce. late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Knight's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, line 2255-2256: == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /²bɛːrə/ === Alternative forms === (she-bear): berre (Nord-Gudbrandsdalen) (she-bear): bera (dialectal) (she-bear): beru (Midlandsnormalen) === Etymology 1 === From Old Norse bera. ==== Noun ==== bere f (definite singular bera, indefinite plural berer, definite plural berene) a female bear, she-bear Synonyms: binne, hobjørn === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== bere (present tense ber, past tense bar, past participle bore, passive infinitive berast, present participle berande, imperative ber) e-infinitive form of bera === References === “bere” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Old English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbe.re/ === Etymology 1 === From Proto-West Germanic *barī, from Proto-Germanic *baraz. Cognate with Old Norse barr. ==== Noun ==== bere m barley ===== Declension ===== Strong ja-stem: ===== Derived terms ===== bærlīċ beren ===== Descendants ===== Middle English: bere, bare, ber (both rare)English: bere, bearMiddle Scots: bere, beir, bair, bearScots: bear, bere === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== bere first-person singular present indicative of beran == Old High German == === Verb === bëre first/third-person singular present subjunctive of bëran == Romanian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbe.re/ === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from German Bier. Influenced by the word below, meaning "action of drinking". ==== Noun ==== bere f (plural beri) beer ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== berărie === Etymology 2 === From bea (“to drink”) +‎ -re. ==== Noun ==== bere f (uncountable) (rare) (the act of) drinking ===== Declension ===== == Saterland Frisian == === Etymology === From Old Frisian bera, from Proto-West Germanic *beran. Cognates include West Frisian barre and English bear. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbeːrə/ Hyphenation: be‧re Rhymes: -eːrə === Verb === bere (transitive) to bear; to give birth to ==== Conjugation ==== === References === Marron C. Fort (2015), “bere”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN == Scots == === Alternative forms === bear === Etymology === Inherited from Middle Scots bere, beir, from Middle English bere, from Old English bere, from Proto-West Germanic *barī. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /biːr/ === Noun === bere (uncountable) barley, especially six-rowed barley == Sranan Tongo == === Etymology === From English belly and possibly Gun xoto (“belly, pregnancy”), possibly from Proto-Gbe *-χʷo. Compare Maroon Spirit Language bere, Jamaican Creole beli, Krio bɛlɛ́. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbeɾe/, [ˈbɪ̞ɾɪ̞], [ˈbe̝ɾe̝] === Noun === bere belly, stomach womb pregnancy, the state of being pregnant ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Aukan: bee Saramaccan: bë́ë === References === Wilner, John, editor (2003-2007), “bere”, in Languages of Suriname, 5th edition, SIL International, Sranan-English Dictionary == Turkish == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from French béret. ==== Noun ==== bere (definite accusative bereyi, plural bereler) beret === Etymology 2 === From Old Turkic bertmek (“to wound, to injure”) ==== Noun ==== bere (definite accusative bereyi, plural bereler) wound, injury Synonym: bertik ===== Declension ===== === Further reading === “bere”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “bere”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı == Venda == === Etymology === Borrowed from Afrikaans perd. === Noun === bere (plural dzibere) horse