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Afar Pronunciation IPA (key ) : /ˈbir/ , Hyphenation: bir Adverb bír
last night Noun bír m
last night Declension
Declension of bír
absolutive
bír
predicative
bíri
subjective
bír
genitive
birtí
References E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985 ) “bir”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English) , University of London, →ISBN Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2004 ) Parlons Afar: Langue et Culture , L'Hammartan, →ISBN page 37 Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015 ) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie) Albanian Etymology From Proto-Albanian *bira Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Old English byre Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌿𐍂 ( baur “ son ” ) ).Messapic *bilia ( “ daughter ” ) and *biles ( “ son ” ) , Matzinger reconstructs two different stems: pre-Albanian *bʰi-ro- and pre-Messapic *bʰi-lo- , both from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- ( “ to grow, become ” ) ; compare Ancient Greek φῦλον ( phûlon , “ race, tribe ” ) . (this (+ ) etymology be sourced ?)
Pronunciation Noun bir m plural bij definite biri definite plural bijtë
son Declension References Azerbaijani Etymology From Old Anatolian Turkish بر ( bir ) , ultimately from Proto-Turkic *bir (*bīr )
Pronunciation Numeral bir
one Derived terms References Bikol Central Etymology Borrowed from English beer
Pronunciation Noun bir
beer
Synonym: serbesa Cimbrian Etymology From Middle High German bier Old High German bior Proto-West Germanic *beuʀ Proto-Germanic *beuzą ( “ beer ” ) . Cognate with German Bier English beer Doublet of bira
Noun bir n
( Luserna ) beer References Crimean Tatar Etymology From Proto-Turkic *bīr ( “ one ” ) .
Numeral bir
one References Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002 ) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary →ISBN Gagauz Etymology From Proto-Turkic *bīr ( “ one ” ) .
Numeral bir
one Iban Etymology Borrowed from English beer
Pronunciation Noun bir
beer Ili Turki Etymology From Proto-Turkic *bīr
Numeral bir
one Indonesian Etymology From Dutch bier
Pronunciation Noun bir (first-person possessive birku , second-person possessive birmu , third-person possessive birnya )
beer Compounds Further reading Javanese Etymology Borrowed from Dutch bier ( “ beer ” ) .
Noun bir
beer Jiiddu Etymology From Proto-Afroasiatic *bir- ( “ to burn brightly ” )
Noun bir
lighting References Ehret, Christopher (1995), Reconstructing Proto-Afroasiatic , →ISBN , page 86 Karaim Numeral bir
one References dnathan.com Malay Etymology Borrowed from Dutch bier
Pronunciation Noun bir (Jawi spelling بير informal 1st possessive birku , 2nd possessive birmu , 3rd possessive birnya )
beer Synonyms Maltese Etymology From Arabic بِئْر ( biʔr ) .
Pronunciation Noun bir m plural bjar
well Middle English Alternative forms Etymology From Old English byre ( “ strong wind, storm ” ) .
Noun bir plural birs
A strong or favorable wind .
c. 1540 Destruction of Troy :
An armed assault or sally ; a clash or encounter ; a blow or stroke ; an attack or affliction .
c. 1540 Destruction of Troy :A ᵹonge knight..suet to þe Duke With a bir on þe brest, þat backeward he ᵹode. (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Violence ; strength ; fury .
c. 1400 Sir Gawain and the Green Knight :An onrush , swiftness .
1425 , Wycliffe Bible, Judges 5:22:
A charge on an account.
1415 , Account Rolls of the Abbey of Durham:
Descendants References Middle High German Alternative forms Etymology From Old High German bira Vulgar Latin pira Latin pirum
Noun bir f
pear Declension
Declension of bir
Descendants Old Irish Etymology 1 From Proto-Celtic *beru
Alternative forms Pronunciation Noun bir n genitive bero or bera nominative plural beura
stake , spit , point ; spear , spike
c. 845 , St Gall Glosses on Priscian, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1975, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. II, pp. 49–224, Sg. 67b 11
beura sudes ( “ stake ” ) Declension
Neuter u-stem
Singular
Dual
Plural
Nominative
bir N , biur bir L , biur beura L , bira
Vocative
bir N , biur bir L , biur beura
Accusative
bir N , biur bir L , biur beura
Genitive
bero H , bera H
bero N , bera N
berae N
Dative
biur L , biur beraib beraib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
H = triggers aspirationL = triggers lenitionN = triggers nasalization
Derived terms Descendants Etymology 2 From Proto-Celtic *beru *beruro- ( “ spring, well ” ) , said by Matasović to likely be related to *brutus ( “ fermentation, boiling heat ” ) , from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁-
Pronunciation Noun bir (gender unknown , genitive unattested , nominative plural beru
water , spring , well
c. 900 , Sanas Cormaic bir .i. uisce ... biror ⁊ inbir ⁊ toburspring i.e. water ... watercress and rivermouth and wellEtymology 3 See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation Verb ·bir
second-person singular present indicative conjunct of beirid Mutation
Old Irish mutation
Radical
Lenition
Nasalization
bir bir pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/
mbir
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
References
^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019 ), “1 bir (‘stake, spit’) ”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009 ) “beruro- ‘watercress’”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill , →ISBN page 63 ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019 ), “2 bir (‘water, spring’) ”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language Romanian Etymology Borrowed from Hungarian bér
Noun bir n plural biruri
tribute tax Declension
Declension of bir
singular
plural
indefinite articulation
definite articulation
indefinite articulation
definite articulation
nominative/accusative
(un) bir
birul (niște) bire
birele
genitive/dative
(unui) bir
birului (unor) bire
birelor
vocative
birule birelor
Salar Etymology From Proto-Turkic *bīr
Pronunciation ( Jiezi, Gaizi, Xunhua ) IPA (key ) : ( Chahandusi, Hanbahe, Jiezi, Gaizi, Dazhuang, Mengda, Xunhua, Ili, Samuyuzi, Yining, Xinjiang ) IPA (key ) : ( Chahandusi, Ejia, Daowei, Xunhua ) IPA (key ) : Numeral bir
one References 林 (Lin), 莲云 (Lianyun) (1985 ) “bir ”, in 撒拉语简志 A Brief History of Salar 民族出版社: 琴書店 , →OCLC 14 Tenishev, Edhem (1976 ) “bir ”, in Stroj salárskovo jazyká [Grammar of Salar 302, 444 马伟 (Ma Wei), 朝克 (Chao Ke) (2014 ) “bir ”, in 撒拉语366条会话读本 Salar 366 Conversation Reader →ISBN 115
Scottish Gaelic Pronunciation Interjection bir
onomatopoeic alarm noise of a gannet when attacked at night References Edward Dwelly (1911 ) “bir”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary →ISBN Sumerian Romanization bir
Romanization of 𒄵 ( bir ) Tagalog Etymology Borrowed from English beer
Pronunciation
Noun bir (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜇ᜔
( colloquial ) beer
Synonym: ( dated or formal ) serbesa Derived terms Turkish Etymology Inherited from Ottoman Turkish بر ( bir , “ one ” ) , from Old Anatolian Turkish بر ( bir , “ one ” ) , from Proto-Turkic *bīr ( “ one ” ) . Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰋𐰃𐰼 ( b²ir² /bir/ ) .
Pronunciation Numeral bir
one Adjective bir
one Adverb bir
only , solely , merely Determiner bir
a , an
Synonyms: ( colloquial ) bi' bi Pronoun bir
some Noun bir (definite accusative biri plural birler
mono single Declension Further reading bir in Reverso (Turkish-English)Turkmen Etymology Inherited from Proto-Turkic *bīr ( “ one ” ) .Azerbaijani bir Turkish bir
Pronunciation IPA (key ) : /bɪɾ/ Hyphenation: bir Numeral bir
one Declension References
^ Clauson, Gerard (1972 ) “bi:r”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish , Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 353 ^ bir at Ene dilim Uzbek Etymology From Proto-Turkic *bīr ( “ one ” ) .
Pronunciation Numeral bir
one Volapük Alternative forms Etymology Reformed in the 1920s from bil
Pronunciation Noun bir (nominative plural birs
beer Declension
declension of bir
1 status as a case is disputed2 in later, non-classical Volapük only
Derived terms