bērs

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See also: bers, berś, berš, bȩ̃rs, and бэрс

Latvian

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Bēra ķēve

Etymology

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From Proto-Baltic *bērˀas, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH-, *bʰērH- (shiny, light brown). Cognates include Lithuanian bėras (bay (of horses)), Proto-Germanic *berô (bear) (Old High German bëro, German Bär, English bear).[1]

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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bērs (definite bērais, adverb bēri)

  1. (of horses and their hair) brown, bay
    bērs kumeļšbrown, bay foal, colt
    bēra ķēvebrown, bay mare

Declension

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Synonyms

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See also

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Verb

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bērs

  1. third-person singular/plural future indicative of bērt

References

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  1. ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “bērs”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca[1] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN