beer

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 Anagrams 2 Afrikaans 2.1 Noun 3 Dutch 3.1 Pronunciation 3.2 Etymology 1 3.2.1 Noun 3.2.1.1 Derived terms 3.2.2 Verb 3.3 Etymology 2 3.3.1 Noun 3.3.1.1 Derived terms 3.3.2 Verb 3.4 Etymology 3 3.4.1 Noun 3.4.2 Verb 3.4.3 Derived terms 3.5 References 4 Limburgish 4.1 Etymology 4.2 Noun 4.2.1 Inflection

[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

Middle English bere, from Old English bēor, akin to Old Saxon bior, Old High German bior, Middle Low German & Middle Dutch bēr, Old Norse bjōrr (“‘beer’”) (probably from Old English bēor); Dutch & German Bier (“‘beer’”), Frisian biar (“‘beer’”). Possibly related to Old English brēowan (“‘to brew’”) and beorma (“‘yeast, head of a beer’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /bɪə/, SAMPA: /bI@/
• (US) IPA: /biɹ/, /bɪɹ/, SAMPA: /bir/, /bIr/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}
• Rhymes: -ɪə(r)

[edit] Noun

beer (countable and uncountable; plural beers)

1. (uncountable) An alcoholic drink fermented from starch material commonly barley malt, often with hops or some other substance to impart a bitter flavor.
2. (uncountable) A fermented extract of the roots and other parts of various plants, as spruce, ginger, sassafras, etc.
3. (uncountable) A solution produced by steeping plant materials in water or another fluid.
4. (countable) A glass of any of the above beverages.
5. (countable) A variety of the above beverages.
6. (Chinese English) Any alcoholic beverage.

[edit] Synonyms

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• (any alcoholic beverage): wine

[edit] Derived terms

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[edit] Translations

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: beer
• bere
• bree

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[edit] Afrikaans

[edit] Noun

beer

1. bear

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[edit] Dutch

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /beːr/
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[edit] Noun

beer m. (plural beren, diminutive beertje, diminutive plural beertjes)

1. bear (large predatory mammal of the family Ursidae)
2. (metaphor) person who is physically impressive and/or crude
3. (student slang) debt, credit

[edit] Derived terms

• berebijt
• beregoed
• bereklauw
• berenkuil
• berenleider
• berenmuts
• berenval
• berin
• ijsberen
• brilbeer
• bruine beer
• grijze beer, grizzlybeer
• honingbeer
• ijsbeer, poolbeer
• neusbeer
• wasbeer
• zwarte beer

[edit] Verb

beer

1. Singular present imperfect form of beren.

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[edit] Noun

beer m. (plural beren, diminutive beertje, diminutive plural beertjes)

1. boar (male porcine)
2. protective external construction, notably against ice or supporting the weight of the main

[edit] Derived terms

• steunbeer

[edit] Verb

beer

1. Singular present imperfect form of beren.

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[edit] Noun

beer m. (plural beren, diminutive beertje, diminutive plural beertjes)

1. manure (excrement gathered in a pit to fertilize)

[edit] Verb

beer

1. Singular present imperfect form of beren.

[edit] Derived terms

• beerput

[edit] References

• M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]

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[edit] Limburgish

[edit] Etymology

Related to English beer.

[edit] Noun

beer n

1. beer
2. any alcoholic drink

[edit] Inflection

Inflection

	Root singular	Root plural	Diminutive singular	Diminutive plural
Nominative	beer	bere	beerke	beerkes
Genitive	beers	bere	beerkes	beerkes
Locative	baer	baere	baerke	baerkes
Dative¹	baerem	baerer	baeremske	baeremskes
Accusative¹	beer	berer	beerke	beerkes

• Dative and accusative are nowadays obsolete, use nominative instead.