ber

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Translingual

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Symbol

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ber

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-5 language code for Berber languages.

English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Hindi बेर (ber).

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Noun

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ber (plural bers)

  1. A fruit-bearing tree (Ziziphus mauritiana); the jujube.

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Albanian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Albanian *bōr-, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰōrs-, from root *bʰers- (point, tip bolt). Cognate to Old Irish barr (point).[1]

Noun

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ber m (plural berë, definite beri, definite plural berët)

  1. bow, arc, arch
  2. arrow
  3. javelin, lance
  4. European whipsnake (Dolichophis jugularis, syn. Coluber jugularis)

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References

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  1. ^ Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: []] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎[1] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 95

Cimbrian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle High German wer, from Old High German wer, from Proto-West Germanic *hwaʀ, from Proto-Germanic *hwaz. Cognate with German wer, English who.

Pronoun

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ber

  1. (Luserna) who
    Bobrall du geast, gedenkhte ber du pist.Wherever you go, remember who you are.

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Czech

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Verb

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ber

  1. second-person singular imperative of brát

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Elfdalian

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Adjective

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ber

  1. bare, uncovered

Inflection

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This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Faroese

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse ber, from Proto-Germanic *basją, *bazją.

Noun

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ber n (genitive singular bers, plural ber)

  1. berry
Declension
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Declension of ber
n22 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ber berið ber berini
accusative ber berið ber berini
dative beri berinum berjum, berum berjunum, berunum
genitive bers bersins berja berjanna
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Etymology 2

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Conjugated form.

Verb

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ber

  1. inflection of bera:
    1. third-person singular present
    2. second-person singular imperative
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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle French berz, from Vulgar Latin *bertium (little cradle), from Gaulish.

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Noun

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ber m (plural bers)

  1. (nautical) a cradle that holds a ship before and during its launch

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Icelandic

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse berr, from Proto-Germanic *bazaz.

Adjective

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ber (comparative berari, superlative berastur)

  1. bare
  2. bare, naked
  3. uncovered
  4. discovered
    Hann varð ber að lygi.
    He was caught lying.
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Etymology 2

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From Old Norse ber, from Proto-Germanic *basją, *bazją.

Noun

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ber n (genitive singular bers, nominative plural ber)

  1. berry
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    Declension of ber
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ber berið ber berin
accusative ber berið ber berin
dative beri berinu berjum berjunum
genitive bers bersins berja berjanna
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Latvian

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Verb

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ber

  1. inflection of bērt:
    1. second/third-person singular present indicative
    2. third-person plural present indicative
    3. second-person singular imperative
  2. (with the particle lai) third-person singular imperative of bērt
  3. (with the particle lai) third-person plural imperative of bērt

Mirandese

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Verb

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ber

  1. to see
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Mòcheno

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Pronoun

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ber

  1. unstressed form of biar

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Namuyi

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [bɚ˧]
  • Hyphenation: ber

Verb

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ber

  1. (stative) to be full (of)

References

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  • Štěpán Pavlík (2017) The Description of Namuzi Language[2], Prague: Charles University (PhD Thesis), page 119

Northern Kurdish

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Etymology 1

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From the same root as Etymology 2 below.

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Noun

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ber m (Arabic spelling بەر)

  1. front, face
    Synonym: pêşî
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Etymology 2

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Slightly under the influence of Persian بر (on, over) (akin to wer (prefix meaning "around")) but from Proto-Indo-European *per- (front; around). The change in meaning of this word in Northwest Iranic languages can be seen in Parthian [script needed] (par, to; at) also.

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Preposition

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ber (Arabic spelling بەر)

  1. (temporal and spatial) before; in front of; toward
  2. in, under
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Etymology 3

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Likely from Proto-Iranian *varta- (stone).

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Noun

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ber m (Arabic spelling بەر)

  1. stone, rock
    1. particularly a small stone
      Antonym: kevir
  2. bullet
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Etymology 4

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

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Noun

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ber f (Arabic spelling بەڕ)

  1. kilim (type of carpet)
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Etymology 5

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Compare Persian بر (bar, fruit).

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Noun

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ber m or f (Arabic spelling بەر)

  1. fruit
    Synonyms: êmîş, fîkî, mêwe
  2. (figurative) product
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Etymology 6

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Noun

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be'r f (Arabic spelling بەعر)

  1. Alternative form of behr (sea)
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References

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  • Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “ber I”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 45
  • Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “ber II”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 45
  • Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “ber III”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 46
  • Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “ber̄ IV”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 46
  • Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “ber V”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 47
  • Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “be‘r VI”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 47

Norwegian Bokmål

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ber

  1. present of be

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology 1

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Verb

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ber

  1. present tense of bera
  2. imperative of bera

Etymology 2

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Verb

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ber

  1. present tense of be

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Old English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *bāru, from Proto-Germanic *bērō, whence also Old High German bāra.

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Noun

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bēr f

  1. bier; a litter to transport dead people

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Middle English: bere, beere, beer

Old French

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Noun

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ber m

  1. nominative singular of baron

Old Irish

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Verb

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·ber

  1. first-person singular present subjunctive conjunct of beirid

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

Old Norse

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Germanic *basją, *bazją, whence also Old English berġe, Old High German beri, Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐍃𐌹 (basi).

Noun

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ber n (genitive plural berja)

  1. berry
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

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ber

  1. inflection of berr (bare):
    1. strong feminine nominative singular
    2. strong neuter nominative/accusative plural

Verb

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ber

  1. inflection of bera:
    1. first-person singular present indicative active
    2. second-person singular imperative active
  2. inflection of berja:
    1. first-person singular present indicative active
    2. second-person singular imperative active

References

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  • ber”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Old Polish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bъrъ. First attested in 1409.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /bɛr/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /bɛr/

Noun

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ber m animacy unattested

  1. (attested in Greater poland) foxtail millet (Setaria italica)
    • 1900 [1437], Józef Rostafiński, editor, Symbola ad historiam naturalem medii aevi = Średniowieczna historya naturalna w Polsce. Ps 2[3], number 2650:
      Ber iocues, panicus
      [Ber iocues, panicus]
    • 1920 [1409], Marceli Handelsman, Antoni Rybarski, Kazimierz Tymieniecki, editors, Najdawniejsze księgi sądowe mazowieckie, volume I, number 1398, Płońsk:
      Yacom ne popasl Recziboroui poltory copi brw
      [Jakom nie popasł Reciborowi połtory kopy bru]
    • c. 1500, Wokabularz lubiński, Lubiń: inkunabuł Archiwum Archidiecezjalnego w Gnieźnie, sygn. Inc. 78d., page 95r:
      Panichium est legumen quoddam proprie fenchel ber
      [Panichium est legumen quoddam proprie fenchel ber]

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References

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  • Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “ber”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
  • B. Sieradzka-Baziur, Ewa Deptuchowa, Joanna Duska, Mariusz Frodyma, Beata Hejmo, Dorota Janeczko, Katarzyna Jasińska, Krystyna Kajtoch, Joanna Kozioł, Marian Kucała, Dorota Mika, Gabriela Niemiec, Urszula Poprawska, Elżbieta Supranowicz, Ludwika Szelachowska-Winiarzowa, Zofia Wanicowa, Piotr Szpor, Bartłomiej Borek, editors (2011–2015), “ber”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN
  • Ewa Deptuchowa, Mariusz Frodyma, Katarzyna Jasińska, Magdalena Klapper, Dorota Kołodziej, Mariusz Leńczuk, Ludwika Szelachowska-Winiarzowa, Zofia Wanicowa, editors (2023), “ber”, in Rozariusze z polskimi glosami. Internetowa baza danych [Dictionaries of Polish glosses, an Internet database] (in Polish), Kraków: Pracownia Języka Staropolskiego Instytut Języka Polskiego Polskiej Akademii Nauk

Polabian

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ber

Etymology

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Borrowed from Middle Low German bârbare

Noun

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ber m ?

  1. bear

References

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    Lehr-Spławiński, T., Polański, K. (1962) “ber”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka Drzewian połabskich [Etymological Dictionary of the Polabian Drevani Language] (in Polish), number 1 (A – ďüzd), Wrocław, Warszawa etc.: Ossolineum, page 30
  • Polański, Kazimierz, James Allen Sehnert (1967) “ber”, in Polabian-English Dictionary, The Hague, Paris: Mouton & Co, page 37
  • Olesch, Reinhold (1962) “Báar”, in Thesaurus Linguae Dravaenopolabicae [Thesaurus of the Drevani language] (in German), volumes 1: A – O, Cologne, Vienna: Böhlau Verlag, →ISBN, page 10

Polish

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Old Polish ber.

Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛr
  • Syllabification: ber

Noun

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ber m inan

  1. foxtail millet (Setaria italica)
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or

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adjective

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ber f

  1. genitive plural of bera

Further reading

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  • ber in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “ber”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
  • Danuta Lankiewicz (22.02.2016) “BER”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]
  • Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “ber”, in Słownik języka polskiego
  • Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “ber”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
  • J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “ber”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 115

Swedish

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Verb

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ber

  1. present indicative of be

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Tatar

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Tatar cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : ber
    Ordinal : berençe

Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *bīr (one).

Numeral

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ber (Cyrillic spelling бер)

  1. one

Volapük

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English bear (Ursidae).

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Noun

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ber (nominative plural bers)

  1. (male or female) bear (ursid)

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Welsh

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Adjective

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ber

  1. feminine singular of byr

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
ber fer mer unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Yola

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle English beren, from Old English beran, from Proto-West Germanic *beran.

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Verb

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ber

  1. to bear, to carry

References

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  • Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 26

Zaghawa

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Pronoun

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ber

  1. third person singular pronoun
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  • bers third person plural

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