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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
Prefix
bere-
- (informal) Intensifying adjectival prefix.
- Beresnel ― Super fast.
- Beresterk ― Super strong.
Derived terms