beran

beran

See also: Beran

Basque

Adjective

beran

1. inessive anim singular of bera

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Czech

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *baranъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɛran]

Noun

beran m anim

1. ram (male sheep)
2. (in the plural, sports) handlebars

Declension

Declension of beran

	singular	plural
nominative	beran	berani
genitive	berana	beranů
dative	beranu, beranovi	beranům
accusative	berana	berany
vocative	berane	berani
locative	beranu, beranovi	beranech
instrumental	beranem	berany

Derived terms

• beránek
• beraní

See also

• ovce
• jehně

Further reading

• beran in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• beran in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
• beran in Internetová jazyková příručka

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Northern Kurdish

Noun

beran f

1. ram

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Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *beran, from Proto-Germanic *beraną.

Verb

beran

1. to bear, to carry

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: bēren

Further reading

• “beran”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

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Old English

Alternative forms

• beoran

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *beran, from Proto-Germanic *beraną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti.

Cognate with Old Frisian bera, Old Saxon beran, Old Dutch beran, Old High German beran, Old Norse bera, Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌽 (bairan). The Indo-European root was also the source of Old Irish biru, Ancient Greek φέρω (phérō), Latin ferre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbe.rɑn/

Verb

beran

1. to carry, bear
2. to wear
3. to sustain, support
4. to bring forth, produce, give birth

Conjugation

Conjugation of beran (strong class 4)

infinitive	beran	berenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	bere	bær
second person singular	birest, birst	bǣre
third person singular	bireþ, birþ	bær
plural	beraþ	bǣron
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	bere	bǣre
plural	beren	bǣren
imperative
singular	ber
plural	beraþ
participle	present	past
	berende	(ġe)boren

Derived terms

• āberan
• -bora
• forberan
• foreberan
• forþberan
• ġeberan
• ġeboren
• underberan

Descendants

• Middle English: beren, beoren, bearen, baren
  • English: bear
  • Scots: bere, beir
  • Yola: ber, baar

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Old High German

Alternative forms

• peran

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *beran, from Proto-Germanic *beraną, whence also Old Saxon beran, Old English beran, Old Norse bera, Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌽 (bairan). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-.

Verb

beran

1. to bear

Conjugation

Conjugation of beran (strong class 4)

infinitive	beran
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	biru	bar
2nd person singular	biris	bāri
3rd person singular	birit	bar
1st person plural	berem, beremes	bārum, bārumes
2nd person plural	beret	bārut
3rd person plural	berant	bārun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	bere	bāri
2nd person singular	beres	bāris
3rd person singular	bere	bāri
1st person plural	berem, beremes	bārim, bārimes
2nd person plural	beret	bārit
3rd person plural	beren	bārin
imperative	present
singular	bir
plural	beret
participle	present	past
	beranti	giboran

Related terms

• giberan

Descendants

• Middle High German: bëren, bërn
  • ⇒ German: gebären
  • Alemannic German: beren

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Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *beran, from Proto-Germanic *beraną, whence also Old English beran, Old High German beran, Old Norse bera, Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌽 (bairan). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-.

Verb

beran

1. to bear
   • thena lefna lamon bārun mid is beddiu

     They were bearing the living lame man with his bed

     (Heliand, verse 2309)

Conjugation

Conjugation of beran (strong class 4)

infinitive	beran
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	biru	bar
2nd person singular	biris	bāri
3rd person singular	birid	bar
plural	berad	bārun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	bere	bāri
2nd person singular	beres	bāris
3rd person singular	bere	bāri
plural	beren	bārin
imperative	present
singular	ber
plural	berad
participle	present	past
	birandi	giboran, boran

Related terms

• giboran
• giberan

Descendants

• Middle Low German: beren, baren
  • German Low German: böhren
  • Westphalian:

    Ravensbergisch-Lippisch: buar'n

    Sauerländisch: ⇒ gebe̗ren

    Westmünsterländisch: bohrn