bere-

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Dutch

Etymology

From beer (bear) +‎ -e-. Words formed with this prefix thus have a connotation of “like a bear”; e.g. beresterk can be interpreted as meaning “strong as a bear”. The prefix however is used beyond contexts where this comparison makes obvious sense, e.g. berekoud (literally as cold as a bear), bere-interessant (literally as interesting as a bear) and beregeil (literally as horny as a bear) have no immediately obvious relation to the animal anymore.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbeː.rə/,
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Prefix

bere-

  1. (informal) Intensifying adjectival prefix.
    BeresnelSuper fast.
    BeresterkSuper strong.

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