bira
See also: bîra, bira-, and bïra
Barngarla
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbiɹa/
Etymology 1
Cognate with Yankunytjatjara piṟa.
Noun
bira
- moon
Adjective
bira
- plucked
References
- Zuckermann, Ghil‘ad (2019). Barngarlidhi Manoo (Speaking Barngarla Together) (Barngarla Alphabet & Picture Book). p.13,44.
Part 1 Part 2 - Zuckermann, Ghil‘ad and Clamor Wilhelm Schürmann (2018). Online Barngarla Dictionary.
- Zuckermann, Ghil‘ad (2016). Barngarla Aboriginal Language Dictionary App.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.regenr8.dictionary.barngarla
https://apps.apple.com/au/app/barngarla/id1424856161
Basque
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /biɾa/, [bi.ɾa]
Noun
bira inan
- turn
- half turn
- tour (a journey through a list of places)
- (physics) revolution, rotation
Declension
| Declension of bira (inanimate, ending in -a) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
| absolutive | bira | bira | birak |
| ergative | birak | birak | birek |
| dative | birari | birari | birei |
| genitive | biraren | biraren | biren |
| comitative | birarekin | birarekin | birekin |
| causative | birarengatik | birarengatik | birengatik |
| benefactive | birarentzat | birarentzat | birentzat |
| instrumental | biraz | biraz | birez |
| inessive | biratan | biran | biretan |
| locative | biratako | birako | biretako |
| allative | biratara | birara | biretara |
| terminative | birataraino | biraraino | biretaraino |
| directive | biratarantz | birarantz | biretarantz |
| destinative | biratarako | birarako | biretarako |
| ablative | biratatik | biratik | biretatik |
| partitive | birarik | — | — |
| prolative | biratzat | — | — |
Numeral
bira
- allative singular of bi
Further reading
- "bira" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
- “bira” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus
Cebuano
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish virar.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: bi‧ra
- IPA(key): /biˈɾa/, [bɪˈɾ̪a]
Verb
birá
- to pull
- Synonym: bitad
- to beat up
- Synonym: pawo
- (slang) to have sex
- Synonym: iyot
Chichewa
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɓi.ɽá/
Noun
birá class 1a (plural abirá class 2)
- sheep
- Synonym: nkhosa
Cimbrian
Alternative forms
- biira (Sette Comuni)
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian birra, from German Bier. Doublet of bir.
Noun
bira f
- (Luserna) beer
References
- Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
Indonesian
Noun
bira (first-person possessive biraku, second-person possessive biramu, third-person possessive biranya)
- giant taro, elephant ear taro (Alocasia macrorrhizos)
Interlingua
Noun
bira (plural biras)
- beer
Jamamadí
Noun
bira
- (Banawá) battery (device storing electricity)
References
- 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.
Kabuverdianu
Etymology
From Portuguese virar.
Verb
bira
- to turn
Northern Kurdish
Etymology
From Proto-Iranian, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰráHtā, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɑː
Adjective
bira
- as a brother
Noun
bira ? (plural birayên)
- brother
Related terms
- birader
Old High German
Alternative forms
- pira
Etymology
Borrowed from Vulgar Latin pira, the plural of Latin pirum n (“pear”).
Noun
bira f
- pear
Descendants
- Middle High German: bir, bire, pir
- Alemannic German: Biire
- German: Birne
- → Estonian: pirn
- Luxembourgish: Bir
- Vilamovian: biyn
- Yiddish: באַר (bar)
Papiamentu
Etymology
From Portuguese virar and Kabuverdianu bira.
Verb
bira
- to turn
- to bend
Portuguese
Etymology
Perhaps borrowed from Venetian bira.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbi.ɾɐ/
Noun
bira f (plural biras)
- (South Brazil) beer
- Bora tomar uma bira lá!
- Let's take a beer (drink) there!
Further reading
- "Bira" on Dicionário Informal
Rukai
Noun
bira
- fart sound
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Borrowed from Venetian bira or Italian birra.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bîra/
Noun
bira f (Cyrillic spelling бира)
- (Chakavian) beer
Swedish
Etymology
From German Bier.
Noun
bira c
- (slang) a (glass, bottle, or can of) beer; brewsky.
- knäcka en bira
- crack a beer
Declension
| Declension of bira | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | bira | biran | biror | birorna |
| Genitive | biras | birans | birors | birornas |
Synonyms
- bir
- bärs
- pilsner
Derived terms
- tåbira
Tabaru
Etymology
Probably from Austronesian; compare Proto-Sangiric *biʀas ("rice")
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbi.ɾa/
Noun
bira
- rice
References
- Edward A. Kotynski (1988), “Tabaru phonology and morphology”, in Work Papers of the Summer Institute of Linguistics, University of North Dakota Session, volume 32, Summer Institute of Linguistics
Ternate
Etymology
Probably from Austronesian; compare Proto-Sangiric *biʀas ("rice"). Compare to Indonesian beras.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbi.ɾa]
Noun
bira (Jawi بيراة)
- rice (cooked or uncooked)
References
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
Turkish
Etymology
From Italian birra.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbi.ɾɑ]
Noun
bira (definite accusative birayı, plural biralar)
- beer
Usage notes
- The plural form is mainly used when referring to types of beer.
Declension
| Inflection | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | bira | |
| Definite accusative | birayı | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | bira | biralar |
| Definite accusative | birayı | biraları |
| Dative | biraya | biralara |
| Locative | birada | biralarda |
| Ablative | biradan | biralardan |
| Genitive | biranın | biraların |
Derived terms
- birahane
Venetian
Noun
bira f (plural bire)
- beer