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See also: Bera, béra, bēra, be̱ra, bērā, bëra, and berą

Atong (India)

Etymology

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Noun

bera

  1. fence

References

Basque

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From the Proto-Basque root *ber-.

Determiner

bera

  1. the same
    Ikasle bera izan da leihoa apurtu duena. ― That same student has broken the window.
Usage notes
  • This term is used anaphorically, referencing a noun that has already been mentioned.
  • This term is declined differently depending on whether it's used as a determiner or a pronoun (unlike hau, hori and hura).
Declension
Declension of Basque anaphoric determiners
bera berori
singular plural singular plural
absolutive bera berak berori beroriek
ergative berak berek berorrek
dative berari berei berorri beroriei
genitive beraren beren, bere berorren berorien
comitative berarekin berekin berorrekin beroriekin
causative berarengatik, beragatik berengatik, beregatik berorregatik, berorrengatik beroriegatik, beroriengatik
benefactive berarentzat, berarendako berentzat, berendako berorrentzat, berorrendako berorientzat, beroriendako
instrumental beraz berez berorretaz, berorrezaz berorietaz, beroriezaz
inesive animate berarengan, beragan berengan berorrengan, berorren baitan beroriengan, berorien baitan
inanimate berean beretan berorretan berorietan
locative animate
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inanimate bereko beretako berorretako berorietako
allative animate berarengana(t), beragana(t) berengana, berenganat berorrengana, berorrenganat beroriengana, berorienganat
inanimate berera beretara berorretara, berorretarat berorietara, berorietarat
terminative animate berarenganaino, beraganaino berenganaino berorrenganaino berorienganaino
inanimate bereraino beretaraino berorretaraino berorietaraino
directive animate berarenganantz, beraganantz berenganantz berorrenganantz berorienganantz
inanimate bererantz beretarantz berorretarantz berorietarantz
destinative animate berarenganako, beraganako berenganako, bereganako berorrenganako berorienganako
inanimate bererako beretarako berorretarako berorietarako
ablative animate berarengandik, beragandik beregandik berorrenganik, berorrengandik berorienganik, beroriengandik
inanimate beretik beretatik, beratarik berorretatik, berorretarik berorietatik, berorietarik

Pronoun

bera

  1. Third-person singular personal pronoun; he, she, it
    Synonym: hura
    Berarekin etorri zinen. ― You came with him/her.
  2. oneself, in person (used for greater emphasis)
    Nire amonak berak egingo ditu erosketak. ― My grandmother herself will do the shopping.
    Nire etxean bertan nago. ― I'm at my own house.
Usage notes
  • Unlike the determiner, this term isn't used anaphorically. Rather, it is used as an emphatic version of hura (similar to the pair ni/neu).
  • This term is declined differently depending on whether it's used as a determiner or a pronoun (unlike hau, hori and hura).
  • When used in the second sense, both the noun and the pronoun are declined.
Declension
Declension of Basque anaphoric pronouns
bera berori eurak
singular plural singular plural distal close
absolutive bera beraiek berori beroriek eurak eurok
ergative berak berorrek eurek
dative berari beraiei berorri beroriei eurei euroi
genitive bere beraien berorren berorien euren euron
comitative berarekin beraiekin berorrekin beroriekin eurekin eurokin
causative beregatik beraiengatik, beraiegatik berorregatik, berorrengatik beroriegatik, beroriengatik eurengatik eurongatik
benefactive beretzat, beretako beraientzat berorrentzat, berorrendako berorientzat, beroriendako eurentzat eurontzat
instrumental beraz beraiez berorretaz, berorrezaz berorietaz, beroriezaz
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inesive animate berarengan, beragan beraiengan berorrengan, berorren baitan beroriengan, berorien baitan eurengan eurongan
inanimate bertan beraietan berorretan berorietan
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locative animate
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inanimate bertako beraietako berorretako berorietako
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allative animate beregana beraiengana, beraienganat berorrengana, berorrenganat beroriengana, berorienganat eurengana eurongana
inanimate bertara beraietara berorretara, berorretarat berorietara, berorietarat
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terminative animate bereganaino beraienganaino berorrenganaino berorienganaino eurenganaino euronganaino
inanimate bertaraino beraietaraino berorretaraino berorietaraino
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directive animate bereganantz beraienganantz berorrenganantz berorienganantz eurenganantz euronganantz
inanimate bertarantz beraietarantz berorretarantz berorietarantz
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destinative animate bereganako beraienganako berorrenganako berorienganako eurenganako euronganako
inanimate bertarako beraietarako berorretarako berorietarako
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ablative animate beregandik, bereganik berainengandik, beraienganik berorrenganik, berorrengandik berorienganik, beroriengandik euregandik, eureganik eurogandik, euroganik
inanimate bertatik, bertarik beraietatik, beraietarik berorretatik, berorretarik berorietatik, berorietarik
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Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Proto-Basque *bera.

Adjective

bera (comparative berago, superlative beren, excessive beregi)

  1. soft, smooth
  2. gentle, soft, mild
Declension
Declension of bera (adjective, ending in -a)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive bera bera berak
ergative berak berak berek
dative berari berari berei
genitive beraren beraren beren
comitative berarekin berarekin berekin
causative berarengatik berarengatik berengatik
benefactive berarentzat berarentzat berentzat
instrumental beraz beraz berez
inessive anim. berarengan berarengan berengan
inanim. beratan beran beretan
locative anim. — — —
inanim. beratako berako beretako
allative anim. berarengana berarengana berengana
inanim. beratara berara beretara
terminative anim. berarenganaino berarenganaino berenganaino
inanim. berataraino beraraino beretaraino
directive anim. berarenganantz berarenganantz berenganantz
inanim. beratarantz berarantz beretarantz
destinative anim. berarenganako berarenganako berenganako
inanim. beratarako berarako beretarako
ablative anim. berarengandik berarengandik berengandik
inanim. beratatik beratik beretatik
partitive berarik — —
prolative beratzat — —
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Noun

bera

  1. allative singular of be

Further reading

  • "bera" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia , euskaltzaindia.eus
  • “bera” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia , euskaltzaindia.eus

Czech

Pronunciation

Verb

bera

  1. masculine singular present transgressive of brát

Anagrams

Faroese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From berur.

Noun

bera f (genitive singular beru, plural berur)

  1. clearing
Declension
Declension of bera
f1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bera beran berur berurnar
accusative beru beruna berur berurnar
dative beru beruni berum berunum
genitive beru berunnar bera beranna
Synonyms

Etymology 2

From Old Norse bera (“to bear”), from Proto-Germanic *beraną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-.

Verb

bera (takes accusative object, third person singular past indicative bar, third person plural past indicative bóru, supine borið)

  1. to bear, to carry
Conjugation
Conjugation of bera (group v-54)
infinitive bera
supine borið
participle (a26)1 berandi borin
present past
first singular beri bar
second singular bert bart
third singular ber bar
plural bera bóru
imperative
singular ber!
plural berið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Icelandic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From the Old Norse bera (“to bear”), from Proto-Germanic *beraną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-.

Verb

bera (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative bar, third-person plural past indicative báru, supine borið)

  1. (governs the accusative) to carry, to bear
  2. (governs the accusative, of cows and sheep) to give birth
  3. (impersonal) denotes an obligation or duty to do something
    • Article 1, Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Icelandic, English)
      Hver maður er borinn frjáls og jafn öðrum að virðingu og réttindum. Menn eru gæddir vitsmunum og samvizku, og ber þeim að breyta bróðurlega hverjum við annan.
      All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
    Mér ber að fara í stríð.
    It is my duty to go to war.
Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Synonyms
Derived terms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Norse bera, from Proto-Germanic *bazōną.

Verb

bera (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative beraði, supine berað)

  1. to bare
Conjugation
bera — active voice (germynd)
infinitive
(nafnháttur) 		að bera
supine
(sagnbót) 		berað
present participle
(lýsingarháttur nútíðar) 		berandi
indicative
(framsöguháttur) 		subjunctive
(viðtengingarháttur)
present
(nútíð) 		ég bera við berum present
(nútíð) 		ég beri við berum
þú berar þið berið þú berir þið berið
hann, hún, það berar þeir, þær, þau bera hann, hún, það beri þeir, þær, þau beri
past
(þátíð) 		ég beraði við beruðum past
(þátíð) 		ég beraði við beruðum
þú beraðir þið beruðuð þú beraðir þið beruðuð
hann, hún, það beraði þeir, þær, þau beruðu hann, hún, það beraði þeir, þær, þau beruðu
imperative
(boðháttur) 		bera (þú) berið (þið)
Forms with appended personal pronoun
beraðu beriði *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
berast — mediopassive voice (miðmynd)
infinitive
(nafnháttur) 		að berast
supine
(sagnbót) 		berast
present participle
(lýsingarháttur nútíðar) 		berandist **
** the mediopassive present participle is extremely rare and normally not used; it is never used attributively or predicatively, only for explicatory subclauses
indicative
(framsöguháttur) 		subjunctive
(viðtengingarháttur)
present
(nútíð) 		ég berast við berumst present
(nútíð) 		ég berist við berumst
þú berast þið berist þú berist þið berist
hann, hún, það berast þeir, þær, þau berast hann, hún, það berist þeir, þær, þau berist
past
(þátíð) 		ég beraðist við beruðumst past
(þátíð) 		ég beraðist við beruðumst
þú beraðist þið beruðust þú beraðist þið beruðust
hann, hún, það beraðist þeir, þær, þau beruðust hann, hún, það beraðist þeir, þær, þau beruðust
imperative
(boðháttur) 		berast (þú) berist (þið)
Forms with appended personal pronoun
berastu beristi *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
beraður — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)
strong declension
(sterk beyging) 		singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn) 		masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall) 		beraður beruð berað beraðir beraðar beruð
accusative
(þolfall) 		beraðan beraða berað beraða beraðar beruð
dative
(þágufall) 		beruðum beraðri beruðu beruðum beruðum beruðum
genitive
(eignarfall) 		beraðs beraðrar beraðs beraðra beraðra beraðra
weak declension
(veik beyging) 		singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn) 		masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall) 		beraði beraða beraða beruðu beruðu beruðu
accusative
(þolfall) 		beraða beruðu beraða beruðu beruðu beruðu
dative
(þágufall) 		beraða beruðu beraða beruðu beruðu beruðu
genitive
(eignarfall) 		beraða beruðu beraða beruðu beruðu beruðu

Japanese

Romanization

bera

  1. Rōmaji transcription of べら
  2. Rōmaji transcription of ベラ

Kelabit

Etymology

From Proto-North Sarawak , from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəʀas, from Proto-Austronesian *bəʀas.

Noun

bera

  1. rice ((raw) seeds used as food)

Khumi Chin

Bera.

Etymology

Borrowed from Bengali ভেড়া (bheṛa).

Pronunciation

Noun

bera

  1. sheep

Derived terms

References

  • K. E. Herr (2011) The phonological interpretation of minor syllables, applied to Lemi Chin‎, Payap University, page 74

Latin

Adjective

bēra

  1. inflection of bērus:
    1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Adjective

bērā

  1. ablative feminine singular of bērus

References

  • “bera”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • bera in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • “bera”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

Maltese

Root
b-r-j
1 term

Etymology

Probably from Sicilian brillari.

Pronunciation

Verb

bera (imperfect jibri, past participle mibri, verbal noun biri)

  1. to shine

Conjugation

    Conjugation of bera
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m brejt brejt bera brejna brejtu brew
f briet
imperfect m nibri tibri jibri nibru tibru jibru
f tibri
imperative ibri ibru

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²bɛːra/, /²bɛr(ː)a/
  • Hyphenation: bè‧ra

Etymology 1

From Old Norse bera, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-. Akin to English bear.

Alternative forms

Verb

bera (present tense ber, past tense bar, supine bore, past participle boren, present participle berande, imperative ber)

  1. to carry, bear
    Kor langt skal eg bera dette?
    How far shall I carry this?
    Vil isen bera oss?
    Will the ice bear us?
Derived terms
Related terms

Etymology 2

Noun

bera f

  1. definite singular of bere

References

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *berô (“bear”). Cognate with Old Frisian *bera, Old Saxon bero, Old Dutch *bero, Old High German bero. The oblique stem *bern- gave Old Norse bjǫrn.

Pronunciation

Noun

bera m

  1. bear

Declension

Declension of bera (weak)
Case Singular Plural
nominative bera beran
accusative beran beran
genitive beran berena
dative beran berum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: bere, bier, beare, beore, bore
    • English: bear (see there for further descendants)
    • Scots: beir

Old Irish

Pronunciation

Noun

bera

  1. genitive singular/dual of bir (“spit”)

Alternative forms

Verb

·bera

  1. third-person singular present subjunctive conjunct of beirid

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
bera bera
pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/ 		mbera
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *beraną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti (*bʰer- being the root). Compare Old English beran, Old Saxon beran, Old High German beran, Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌽 (bairan).

Verb

bera

  2. to carry, to bear
Conjugation
Conjugation of bera — active (strong class 4)
infinitive bera
present participle berandi
past participle borinn
indicative present past
1st-person singular ber bar
2nd-person singular berr bart
3rd-person singular berr bar
1st-person plural berum bárum
2nd-person plural berið báruð
3rd-person plural bera báru
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular bera bæra
2nd-person singular berir bærir
3rd-person singular beri bæri
1st-person plural berim bærim
2nd-person plural berið bærið
3rd-person plural beri bæri
imperative present
2nd-person singular ber
1st-person plural berum
2nd-person plural berið
Conjugation of bera — mediopassive (strong class 4)
infinitive berask
present participle berandisk
past participle borizk
indicative present past
1st-person singular berumk bárumk
2nd-person singular bersk barzk
3rd-person singular bersk barsk
1st-person plural berumsk bárumsk
2nd-person plural berizk báruzk
3rd-person plural berask bárusk
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular berumk bærumk
2nd-person singular berisk bærisk
3rd-person singular berisk bærisk
1st-person plural berimsk bærimsk
2nd-person plural berizk bærizk
3rd-person plural berisk bærisk
imperative present
2nd-person singular bersk
1st-person plural berumsk
2nd-person plural berizk
Descendants

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *bazōną.

Verb

bera

  2. to make bare
Conjugation
Conjugation of bera — active (weak class 2)
infinitive bera
present participle berandi
past participle beraðr
indicative present past
1st-person singular bera beraða
2nd-person singular berar beraðir
3rd-person singular berar beraði
1st-person plural berum beruðum
2nd-person plural berið beruðuð
3rd-person plural bera beruðu
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular bera beraða
2nd-person singular berir beraðir
3rd-person singular beri beraði
1st-person plural berim beraðim
2nd-person plural berið beraðið
3rd-person plural beri beraði
imperative present
2nd-person singular bera
1st-person plural berum
2nd-person plural berið
Conjugation of bera — mediopassive (weak class 2)
infinitive berask
present participle berandisk
past participle berazk
indicative present past
1st-person singular berumk beruðumk
2nd-person singular berask beraðisk
3rd-person singular berask beraðisk
1st-person plural berumsk beruðumsk
2nd-person plural berizk beruðuzk
3rd-person plural berask beruðusk
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular berumk beruðumk
2nd-person singular berisk beraðisk
3rd-person singular berisk beraðisk
1st-person plural berimsk beraðimsk
2nd-person plural berizk beraðizk
3rd-person plural berisk beraðisk
imperative present
2nd-person singular berask
1st-person plural berumsk
2nd-person plural berizk
Descendants

Etymology 3

Somehow derived from Proto-Germanic *berô, whence also bjǫrn.

Noun

bera f (genitive beru)

  2. female bear
    Synonym: birna
Declension
  Declension of bera (weak ōn-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bera beran berur berurnar
accusative beru beruna berur berurnar
dative beru berunni berum berunum
genitive beru berunnar berna bernanna
Descendants
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: bere f

Etymology 4

Adjective

bera

  1. inflection of berr:
    1. positive degree strong feminine accusative singular
    2. positive degree strong masculine accusative plural
    3. positive degree weak masculine oblique singular
    4. positive degree weak feminine nominative singular
    5. positive degree weak neuter singular

References

  • “bera1”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “bera2”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “bera3”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • bera in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • “bera”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French beurré.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɛ.ra/
  • Rhymes: -ɛra
  • Syllabification: be‧ra

Noun

bera f

  1. butter pear (a juicy, delicate-textured French variety of pear)

Declension

Declension of bera
singular plural
nominative bera bery
genitive bery ber
dative berze berom
accusative berę bery
instrumental berą berami
locative berze berach
vocative bero bery

Further reading

  • bera in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • bera in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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