bere

See also: bére

English

Alternative forms

bear

Etymology

From Middle English bere, from Old English bere (“barley”), from Proto-Germanic *baraz (“barley”). Compare Welsh bara (“bread”), Latin far (“spelt”), Serbo-Croatian бра̏шно/brȁšno (“flour”), Albanian bar (“grass”), Ancient Greek Φήρον (Phḗron, “plant deity”). See also: barley.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bɪə/
- Audio (UK) (file)
Rhymes: -ɪə

Noun

bere (uncountable)

(chiefly Scotland) Barley, especially four-rowed barley or six-rowed barley.

Translations

six-rowed barley

French: escourgeon (fr) m
German: Frühgerste, Futtergerste (de)
Irish: eorna bheag f
Walloon: scweron (wa) m

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/, [be̞.ɾe̞]

Determiner

bere

genitive plural of bera; their
Synonym: beren

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)

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/
Audio (file)
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)

(transitive, intransitive) to drink [auxiliary avere]

Conjugation

Conjugation of bére (-ere; irregular) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)

person	singular			plural
infinitive	bére
auxiliary verb		avére	gerund		bevèndo
present participle		bevènte	past participle		bevùto
person	first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	io	tu	lui/lei, esso/essa	noi	voi	loro, essi/esse
present	bévo	bévi	béve	beviàmo	bevéte	bévono
imperfect	bevévo	bevévi	bevéva	bevevàmo	bevevàte	bevévano
past historic	bévvi, bevétti, bevètti¹	bevésti	bévve, bevétte, bevètte¹	bevémmo	bevéste	bévvero, bevéttero, bevèttero¹
future	berrò	berrài	berrà	berrémo	berréte	berrànno
conditional	io	tu	lui/lei, esso/essa	noi	voi	loro, essi/esse
present	berrèi	berrésti	berrèbbe, berrébbe	berrémmo	berréste	berrèbbero, berrébbero
subjunctive	che io	che tu	che lui/che lei, che esso/che essa	che noi	che voi	che loro, che essi/che esse
present	béva	béva	béva	beviàmo	beviàte	bévano
imperfect	bevéssi	bevéssi	bevésse	bevéssimo	bevéste	bevéssero
imperative	—	tu	Lei	noi	voi	Loro
imperative		bévi	béva	beviàmo	bevéte	bévano
negative imperative		nonbére	non béva	non beviàmo	non bevéte	non bévano

¹Traditional.

Including lesser-used forms:

Conjugation of bére (-ere; irregular) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)

person	singular			plural
infinitive	bére
auxiliary verb		avére	gerund		bevèndo
present participle		bevènte	past participle		bevùto
person	first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	io	tu	lui/lei, esso/essa	noi	voi	loro, essi/esse
present	bévo	bévi, béi¹	béve	beviàmo	bevéte	bévono
imperfect	bevévo	bevévi	bevéva	bevevàmo	bevevàte	bevévano
past historic	bévvi, bevétti, bevètti², bevéi³	bevésti	bévve, bevétte, bevètte², bevé³	bevémmo	bevéste	bévvero, bevéttero, bevèttero², bevérono³
future	berrò, beverò³	berrài, beverài³	berrà, beverà³	berrémo, beverémo³	berréte, beveréte³	berrànno, beverànno³
conditional	io	tu	lui/lei, esso/essa	noi	voi	loro, essi/esse
present	berrèi, beverèi³	berrésti, beverésti³	berrèbbe, berrébbe, beverèbbe³, beverébbe³	berrémmo, beverémmo³	berréste, beveréste³	berrèbbero, berrébbero, beverèbbero³, beverébbero³
subjunctive	che io	che tu	che lui/che lei, che esso/che essa	che noi	che voi	che loro, che essi/che esse
present	béva	béva	béva	beviàmo	beviàte	bévano
imperfect	bevéssi	bevéssi	bevésse	bevéssimo	bevéste	bevéssero
imperative	—	tu	Lei	noi	voi	Loro
imperative		bévi, béi¹	béva	beviàmo	bevéte	bévano
negative imperative		nonbére	non béva	non beviàmo	non bevéte	non bévano

¹Archaic or popular Tuscan.
²Traditional.
³Rare.

Related terms

abbeverare
- abbeveratoio
assorbere
bersi
bevanda
beveraggio
beverino
bevibile
bevicchiare
bevitore
bevuto
- bevuticcio
imbevere

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

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

Dutch: beer
- Afrikaans: beer
- → Papiamentu: ber, beer
Limburgish: baer
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

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

West Flemish: beier

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English bera, from Proto-West Germanic *berō, from Proto-Germanic *berô.

Alternative forms

bier, beare, beore, bore

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bɛːr(ə)/

Noun

bere (plural beres)

bear

Descendants

English: bear (see there for further descendants)
Scots: beir

References

“bēr(e, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 2

Compare Old Norse berja (“to strike”).

Verb

bere

(transitive) To pierce.
(Can we find and add a quotation of Chaucer to this entry?)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /²beː.rə/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse bera, from Proto-Germanic *beraną. The noun is derived from the verb.

Verb

bere (present tense ber, past tense bar, past participle bore, passive infinitive berast, present participle berande, imperative ber)

to carry, bear
Kor lang skal eg bere dette?
How far shall I carry this?

Alternative forms

bera (split or a-infinitive)

Derived terms

berar
berbar
berebjelke
berebølgje
beredyktig
bereevne
bereflate
berekonstruksjon
berekraft
beremeis
berenett
berereim
berestol
bere til
berevegg
-boren
forbere
førebere
hugbere
innebere
målbere
ombere

Related terms

bene, benelde
bær

Noun

bere f (definite singular bera, indefinite plural berer, definite plural berene)

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Etymology 2

From Old Norse bera.

Noun

bere f (definite singular bera, indefinite plural berer, definite plural berene)

a female bear, she-bear
Synonyms: binne, hobjørn
Inne mellom trea kunne dei skimta ei bere.
Between the trees, they could discern a she-bear.

Alternative forms

bera, beru

References

“bere” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbe.re/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *baraz. Cognate with Old Norse barr.

Noun

bere m

barley

Declension

Declension of bere (strong ja-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	bere	beras
accusative	bere	beras
genitive	beres	bera
dative	bere	berum

Derived terms

bærlīċ
beren

Descendants

Middle English: bere
- English: bere
- Scots: bere, beir

Verb

bere

first-person singular present indicative of beran

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
Vrem trei beri, te rog.
We want three beers, please.

Declension

Declension of bere

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) bere	berea	(niște) beri	berile
genitive/dative	(unei) beri	berii	(unor) beri	berilor
vocative	bere, bereo		berilor

Derived terms

berărie

Etymology 2

bea (“to drink”) +‎ -re

Noun

bere f (uncountable)

(rare) (the act of) drinking

Declension

declension of bere (singular only)

	singular
f gender	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) bere	berea
genitive/dative	(unei) beri	berii
vocative	bere, bereo

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
- 2000, Marron C. Fort, transl., Dät Näie Tästamänt un do Psoolme in ju aasterlauwerfräiske Uurtoal fon dät Seelterlound, Fräislound, Butjoarlound, Aastfräislound un do Groninger Umelounde [The New Testament and the Psalms in the East Frisian language, native to Saterland, Friesland, Butjadingen, East Frisia and the Ommelanden of Groningen], →ISBN, Dät Evangelium ätter Matthäus 1:16:
  Jakob waas die Foar fon Josef, dän Mon fon Maria; Fon Maria wuud Jesus bädden, die die Christus (die Messias) namd wädt.
  Jacob was the father of Joseph, the husband of Maria; From Maria Jesus was born, who is called Christus (the Messiah).

Conjugation

Conjugation of bere (irregular)

Present tense				Past tense
Grúundfoarme			bere
Infinitive			tou beren
iek	bere	wie	bere	iek	búur	wie	búren
du	beerst	jie	bere	du	búurst	jie	búren
hie/ju/dät	beert	jo	bere	hie/ju/dät	búur	jo	búren
Present participle		Imperative		Auxiliary		Past participle
berend		Singular	bere	häbe		bädden
berend		Plural	beret	häbe		bädden

References

Marron C. Fort (2015), “bere”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN

Scots

Etymology

From Old English bere.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bɪə/

Noun

bere (uncountable)

barley, especially six-rowed barley

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From English belly.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbe.re/

Noun

bere

belly, stomach
womb

Derived terms

angribere
berebanti
bereman
ondrobere
taibere

Turkish

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French béret.

Noun

bere (definite accusative bereyi, plural bereler)

beret

Etymology 2

From Old Turkic bertmek‎ (bertmek) (to wound, to injure).

Noun

bere (definite accusative bereyi, plural bereler)

wound, injury

Venda

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans perd.

Noun

bere

horse

bere

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Translations

Anagrams

Afrikaans

Noun

Bambara

Noun

References

Basque

Pronunciation

Determiner

Pronoun

Chichewa

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Czech

Pronunciation

Verb

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Pronunciation

Verb

Conjugation

Related terms

Further reading

Anagrams

Latin

Adjective

Middle Dutch

Etymology 1

Noun

Inflection

Descendants

Etymology 2

Noun

Inflection

Descendants

Further reading

Middle English

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

Descendants

References

Etymology 2

Verb

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Verb

Alternative forms

Derived terms

Related terms

Noun

Etymology 2

Noun

Alternative forms

References

Old English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

Verb

Romanian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

Declension

Derived terms