baren
See also: barren, baron, bären, båren, Bären, -båren, and Baren
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 馬楝 (baren).
Noun
baren (plural baren or barens)
- A tool for pressing woodcuts, consisting of a disk with a coil of string glued to one side, covered with a smooth sheet.
- Any of several similar printing tools with a low-friction bumpy surface, made of ball bearings, glass, plastic, or other materials.
Anagrams
- Abner, Beran, Béarn, NBAer, Naber, benar, brane
Danish
Noun
baren c
- definite singular of bar
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbaːrə(n)/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: ba‧ren
- Rhymes: -aːrən
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch baren. The a in the stem and the weak inflection are unetymological, but their origin is unknown. The form developed from and displaced the older strong beren (still found in modern ontberen), from Old Dutch beran, from Proto-Germanic *beraną. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-.
Verb
baren
- (transitive) to bear, to give birth to
- Zij heeft een zoon gebaard.
- She has borne a son.
- (transitive) to cause, to bring about
- Dit baart me zorgen.
- This causes me worry.
Inflection
The strong past participle geboren is also used, but only with the meaning "given birth, born".
| Inflection of baren (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | baren | |||
| past singular | baarde | |||
| past participle | gebaard | |||
| infinitive | baren | |||
| gerund | baren n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | baar | baarde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | baart | baarde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | baart | baarde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | baart | baarde | ||
| 3rd person singular | baart | baarde | ||
| plural | baren | baarden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | bare | baarde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | baren | baarden | ||
| imperative sing. | baar | |||
| imperative plur.1 | baart | |||
| participles | barend | gebaard | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
- baarder
- baarkruk
- baarlid
- baarmoeder
- barensnood
- barenspijn
- baring
- gebaren
- levendbarend
- oefening baart kunst
- schrikbarend
- zorgbarend
Descendants
- Negerhollands: baer
- → Virgin Islands Creole: pari (archaic)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
baren
- plural of baar
Anagrams
- Béarn
German
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Adjective
baren
- inflection of bar:
- strong genitive masculine/neuter singular
- weak/mixed genitive/dative all-gender singular
- strong/weak/mixed accusative masculine singular
- strong dative plural
- weak/mixed all-case plural
Middle Dutch
Etymology 1
From Old Dutch beran, from Proto-West Germanic *beran.
Verb
bāren
- to bear, to carry
- to give birth to
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Dutch: baren
Further reading
- “baren (III)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “baren (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II
Noun
baren n or m
- child
- hero
Derived terms
- euvelbaren (“devil”)
- moederbaren (“human”)
Middle English
Adjective
baren
- Alternative form of bareyne
Noun
baren
- Alternative form of barn (“child”)
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
baren m
- definite singular of bar
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
baren m
- definite singular of bar
Swedish
Noun
baren
- definite singular of bar.
Anagrams
- benar