birr

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Middle English bir (“favorable or strong wind”), from Old English byre (“strong wind, storm”); cognate with Norwegian bør, Icelandic byrr (“sailing winds”), Albanian borë (“snow”), and Polish burza (“storm, thunderstorm”). ==== Pronunciation ==== (Received Pronunciation, General Australian) IPA(key): /bɜː/ (General American) IPA(key): /bɝ/, enPR: bûr (Scotland) IPA(key): /bɪr/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /bøː/ (Liverpool, fair–fur merger) IPA(key): /beː/ (Humberside, Teesside, fair–fur merger) IPA(key): /bɛː/ Homophones: bur, burr, Burr (all fern–fir–fur merger); bare, bear (both fair–fur merger) Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ) ==== Noun ==== birr (plural birrs) (Scotland) Strength, vigor, energy. (Scotland) The force of movement; rush, impetus, momentum, driving force. (Scotland) A whirring noise. (Scotland) A strong trilling. ==== Verb ==== birr (third-person singular simple present birrs, present participle birring, simple past and past participle birred) (Scotland) To make a whirring noise; make a noise like that of revolving wheels, or of millstones at work. (Scotland) To lurch or set to spinning. ==== References ==== Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia, 1911 Dictionary.com, birr === Etymology 2 === From Amharic ብር (bər, “silver”). ==== Pronunciation ==== (UK) IPA(key): /bɪə/ (US) IPA(key): /bɪɚ/, enPR: bîr Homophone: beer Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ) ==== Noun ==== birr (plural birrs) The currency of Ethiopia, divided into 100 santims. ===== Usage notes ===== Before 1976, the official name for the currency in English was dollar. ===== Synonyms ===== ETB ===== Translations ===== == French == === Pronunciation === === Noun === birr m (plural birrs) birr (Ethiopian currency) == Hamer-Banna == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bírr/ === Noun === birr alternative form of birré === References === Petrollino, Sara (2016), A Grammar of Hamar: A South Omotic language of Ethiopia‎[3], Leiden University == Old Irish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbʲirʲ/ === Adjective === birr inflection of berr: vocative/genitive singular masculine accusative/dative singular feminine genitive singular neuter nominative plural masculine === Mutation === == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Amharic ብር (bər). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbir/ Rhymes: -ir Syllabification: birr === Noun === birr m animal birr (currency of Ethiopia) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === birr in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Spanish == === Noun === birr m (plural birrs) birr (currency)