beren
See also: Beren and béren
Basque
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /beɾen/, [be̞.ɾẽ̞n]
Determiner
beren
- genitive plural of bera
- Synonym: bere
Adjective
beren
- superlative degree of bera
Declension
| Declension of beren (adjective, ending in consonant) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | singular | plural | ||
| absolutive | beren | berena | berenak | |
| ergative | berenek | berenak | berenek | |
| dative | bereni | berenari | berenei | |
| genitive | berenen | berenaren | berenen | |
| comitative | berenekin | berenarekin | berenekin | |
| causative | berenengatik | berenarengatik | berenengatik | |
| benefactive | berenentzat | berenarentzat | berenentzat | |
| instrumental | berenez | berenaz | berenez | |
| inessive | anim. | berenengan | berenarengan | berenengan |
| inanim. | berenetan | berenean | berenetan | |
| locative | anim. | — | — | — |
| inanim. | berenetako | bereneko | berenetako | |
| allative | anim. | berenengana | berenarengana | berenengana |
| inanim. | berenetara | berenera | berenetara | |
| terminative | anim. | berenenganaino | berenarenganaino | berenenganaino |
| inanim. | berenetaraino | bereneraino | berenetaraino | |
| directive | anim. | berenenganantz | berenarenganantz | berenenganantz |
| inanim. | berenetarantz | berenerantz | berenetarantz | |
| destinative | anim. | berenenganako | berenarenganako | berenenganako |
| inanim. | berenetarako | berenerako | berenetarako | |
| ablative | anim. | berenengandik | berenarengandik | berenengandik |
| inanim. | berenetatik | berenetik | berenetatik | |
| partitive | berenik | — | — | |
| prolative | berentzat | — | — | |
Adjective
beren
- genitive plural of bera
Noun
beren
- genitive indefinite of be
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -eːrən
Noun
beren
- Plural form of beer
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch beran, from Proto-West Germanic *beran, from Proto-Germanic *beraną.
Verb
bēren
- (rare) to bear, to carry
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Further reading
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “beren (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II
Middle English
Alternative forms
- beoren, bearen, baren
Etymology
from Old English beran, from Proto-West Germanic *beran.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɛːrən/
Verb
beren (third-person singular simple present bereth, present participle berynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative bar, past participle born)
- to bear
Conjugation
Conjugation of beren (strong class 4)
| infinitive | (to) beren, bere | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st-person singular | bere | bar, ber | |
| 2nd-person singular | berest | bere, bare, bar, ber | |
| 3rd-person singular | bereth | bar, ber | |
| subjunctive singular | bere | bere1, bare1 | |
| imperative singular | — | ||
| plural2 | beren, bere | beren, bere, baren, bare | |
| imperative plural | bereth, bere | — | |
| participles | berynge, berende | boren, bore, born, yboren, ybore, yborn | |
1Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
- English: bear
- Scots: bere, beir
- Yola: ber, baar
References
- “bēren, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Old English
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *barīnaz. Equivalent to bere + -en.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbe.ren/
Adjective
beren
- (relational) barley
- beren hlāf
- barley bread
Declension
Declension of beren — Strong
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | beren | beren | beren |
| Accusative | berenne | berene | beren |
| Genitive | berenes | berenre | berenes |
| Dative | berenum | berenre | berenum |
| Instrumental | berene | berenre | berene |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | berene | berena, berene | beren |
| Accusative | berene | berena, berene | beren |
| Genitive | berenra | berenra | berenra |
| Dative | berenum | berenum | berenum |
| Instrumental | berenum | berenum | berenum |
Declension of beren — Weak
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | berena | berene | berene |
| Accusative | berenan | berenan | berene |
| Genitive | berenan | berenan | berenan |
| Dative | berenan | berenan | berenan |
| Instrumental | berenan | berenan | berenan |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | berenan | berenan | berenan |
| Accusative | berenan | berenan | berenan |
| Genitive | berenra, berenena | berenra, berenena | berenra, berenena |
| Dative | berenum | berenum | berenum |
| Instrumental | berenum | berenum | berenum |
Etymology 2
From Proto-Germanic *birīnaz.
Adjective
beren
- Alternative form of biren
Declension
Declension of beren — Strong
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | beren | beren | beren |
| Accusative | berenne | berene | beren |
| Genitive | berenes | berenre | berenes |
| Dative | berenum | berenre | berenum |
| Instrumental | berene | berenre | berene |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | berene | berena, berene | beren |
| Accusative | berene | berena, berene | beren |
| Genitive | berenra | berenra | berenra |
| Dative | berenum | berenum | berenum |
| Instrumental | berenum | berenum | berenum |
Declension of beren — Weak
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | berena | berene | berene |
| Accusative | berenan | berenan | berene |
| Genitive | berenan | berenan | berenan |
| Dative | berenan | berenan | berenan |
| Instrumental | berenan | berenan | berenan |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | berenan | berenan | berenan |
| Accusative | berenan | berenan | berenan |
| Genitive | berenra, berenena | berenra, berenena | berenra, berenena |
| Dative | berenum | berenum | berenum |
| Instrumental | berenum | berenum | berenum |