bera
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Faroese [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
Etymology 1 [edit]
From berur
Noun [edit]
bera f (genitive singular beru, plural berur)
Declension [edit]
| f1 | Singular | Plural | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | bera | beran | berur | berurnar |
| Accusative | beru | beruna | berur | berurnar |
| Dative | beru | beruni | berum | berunum |
| Genitive | beru | berunnar | bera | beranna |
Synonyms [edit]
Etymology 2 [edit]
From Old Norse bera (“to bear”), from Proto-Germanic *beraną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰére-, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-.
Verb [edit]
bera (third person singular past indicative bar, third person plural past indicative bóru, supine borið)
Conjugation [edit]
Icelandic [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
Etymology 1 [edit]
From the Old Norse bera (“to bear”), from Proto-Germanic *beraną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰére-, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-.
Verb [edit]
bera strong verb (third person singular past indicative bar, third person plural past indicative báru, supine borið)
- (governs the accusative) to carry, to bear
- (governs the accusative, of cows and sheep) to give birth
- (impersonal) denotes an obligation or duty to do something
- Article 1, Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Icelandic, English)
- Hver maður er borinn frjáls og jafn öðrum að virðingu og réttindum. Menn eru gæddir vitsmunum og samvizku, og ber þeim að breyta bróðurlega hverjum við annan.
- All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
- Hver maður er borinn frjáls og jafn öðrum að virðingu og réttindum. Menn eru gæddir vitsmunum og samvizku, og ber þeim að breyta bróðurlega hverjum við annan.
- Mér ber að fara í stríð.
- It is my duty to go to war.
- Article 1, Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Icelandic, English)
Synonyms [edit]
Derived terms [edit]
- aðalborinn
- bera af sér högg
- bera á
- bera á borð
- bera á brýn
- bera á móti
- bera árangur
- bera fram
- bera fram mat
- bera fyrir
- bera fyrir sig
- bera kápuna á báðum öxlum
- bera margt á milli
- bera með sér
- bera merki
- bera mikið á
- bera niður
- bera saman
- bera saman
- bera sig eftir
- bera sig til
- bera sig upp
- berast
- bera til
- bera undir
- bera upp tillögu
- bera utan á sér
- bera út
- bera við
- bera við himinn
- borinn
- borinn og barnfæddur (born and bred)
Etymology 2 [edit]
From ber (“bare, naked”).
Verb [edit]
bera weak verb (third person singular past indicative beraði, supine berað)
- to bare
Conjugation [edit]
| infinitive (nafnháttur) |
að bera | ||||
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| supine (sagnbót) |
berað | ||||
| present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar) |
berandi | ||||
| indicative (framsöguháttur) |
subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur) |
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| present (nútíð) |
ég bera | við berum | present (nútíð) |
ég beri | við berum |
| þú berar | þið berið | þú berir | þið berið | ||
| hann, hún, það berar | þeir, þær, þau bera | hann, hún, það beri | þeir, þær, þau beri | ||
| past (þátíð) |
ég beraði | við beruðum | past (þátíð) |
ég beraði | við beruðum |
| þú beraðir | þið beruðuð | þú beraðir | þið beruðuð | ||
| hann, hún, það beraði | þeir, þær, þau beruðu | hann, hún, það beraði | þeir, þær, þau beruðu | ||
| imperative (boðháttur) |
bera (þú) | berið (þið) | |||
| Forms with appended personal pronoun | |||||
| beraðu | beriði * | ||||
| * Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred. | |||||
| infinitive (nafnháttur) |
að berast | ||||
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| supine (sagnbót) |
berast | ||||
| present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar) |
berandist ** ** the mediopassive present participle is extremely rare and normally not used; it is never used attributively or predicatively, only for explicatory subclauses |
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| indicative (framsöguháttur) |
subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur) |
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| present (nútíð) |
ég berast | við berumst | present (nútíð) |
ég berist | við berumst |
| þú berast | þið berist | þú berist | þið berist | ||
| hann, hún, það berast | þeir, þær, þau berast | hann, hún, það berist | þeir, þær, þau berist | ||
| past (þátíð) |
ég beraðist | við beruðumst | past (þátíð) |
ég beraðist | við beruðumst |
| þú beraðist | þið beruðust | þú beraðist | þið beruðust | ||
| hann, hún, það beraðist | þeir, þær, þau beruðust | hann, hún, það beraðist | þeir, þær, þau beruðust | ||
| imperative (boðháttur) |
berast (þú) | berist (þið) | |||
| Forms with appended personal pronoun | |||||
| berastu | beristi * | ||||
| * Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred. | |||||
| strong declension (sterk beyging) |
singular (eintala) | plural (fleirtala) | |||||
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| masculine (karlkyn) |
feminine (kvenkyn) |
neuter (hvorugkyn) |
masculine (karlkyn) |
feminine (kvenkyn) |
neuter (hvorugkyn) |
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| nominative (nefnifall) |
beraður | beruð | berað | beraðir | beraðar | beruð | |
| accusative (þolfall) |
beraðan | beraða | berað | beraða | beraðar | beruð | |
| dative (þágufall) |
beruðum | beraðri | beruðu | beruðum | beruðum | beruðum | |
| genitive (eignarfall) |
beraðs | beraðrar | beraðs | beraðra | beraðra | beraðra | |
| weak declension (veik beyging) |
singular (eintala) | plural (fleirtala) | |||||
| masculine (karlkyn) |
feminine (kvenkyn) |
neuter (hvorugkyn) |
masculine (karlkyn) |
feminine (kvenkyn) |
neuter (hvorugkyn) |
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| nominative (nefnifall) |
beraði | beraða | beraða | beruðu | beruðu | beruðu | |
| accusative (þolfall) |
beraða | beruðu | beraða | beruðu | beruðu | beruðu | |
| dative (þágufall) |
beraða | beruðu | beraða | beruðu | beruðu | beruðu | |
| genitive (eignarfall) |
beraða | beruðu | beraða | beruðu | beruðu | beruðu | |
Kelabit [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Proto-North Sarawak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəʀas, from Proto-Austronesian *bəʀas.
Noun [edit]
bera
- rice ((raw) seeds used as food)
Latin [edit]
Adjective [edit]
bēra
- nominative feminine singular of bērus
- nominative neuter plural of bērus
- accusative neuter plural of bērus
- vocative feminine singular of bērus
- vocative neuter plural of bērus
bērā
- ablative feminine singular of bērus
Norwegian Nynorsk [edit]
Etymology 1 [edit]
From Old Norse bera, from Old Norse bera, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰére-, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-.
Alternative forms [edit]
- bere (e infinitive)
Verb [edit]
bera (present tense ber; past tense bar; past participle bore; passive infinitive bori; present participle berande; imperative ber)
References [edit]
- “bere” in The Nynorsk Dictionary – Dokumentasjonsprosjektet.
Etymology 2 [edit]
Noun [edit]
bera f
- definite singular of bere
Old English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Proto-Germanic *berô (“bear”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“brown animal”). Cognate with Old High German bero (German Bär), Middle Dutch bere (Dutch beer), Old Norse ber. A North Germanic variant, *bernu-, *bernuz, gave Old Norse bjǫrn (Swedish björn).
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /ˈberɑ/
Noun [edit]
bera m
Declension [edit]
Descendants [edit]
Old Irish [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /ˈbʲera/
Verb [edit]
·bera
- third-person singular present subjunctive conjunct of beirid
Mutation [edit]
| Old Irish mutation | ||
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| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| bera | bera pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/ |
mbera |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
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Old Norse [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Proto-Germanic *beraną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰére-, from *bʰer-. Compare Old English beran, Old Saxon beran, Old High German beran, Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌽 (bairan).
Verb [edit]
bera
Conjugation [edit]
| Stem | ber, bar |
| Present tense active voice infinitive | bera : to bear |
| Present tense middle voice infinitive | berask |
| Auxiliary verb | ... |
| Present participle, active voice | berandi |
| Past participle, active voice | borinn |
| Present participle, middle voice | berandisk |
| Past participle, middle voice | berizk |
| Active voice imperative | |
| (þú) | ber ! |
| (vér) | berum ! |
| (ér) | berið ! |
| Middle voice imperative | |
| (þú) | bersk ! |
| (vér) | berumk ! |
| (ér) | berizk ! |
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Descendants [edit]
- Faroese feminine nouns
- Faroese nouns
- Faroese terms derived from Old Norse
- Faroese terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Faroese terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Faroese verbs
- Icelandic terms derived from Old Norse
- Icelandic terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Icelandic terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Icelandic strong verbs
- Icelandic verbs
- Icelandic impersonal verbs
- Icelandic weak verbs
- Icelandic transitive verbs
- Most used Icelandic verbs
- Kelabit terms derived from Proto-North Sarawak
- Kelabit terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Kelabit terms derived from Proto-Austronesian
- Kelabit nouns
- Latin adjective forms
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Old Norse
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Norwegian Nynorsk verbs
- Norwegian Nynorsk noun forms
- Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Old English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Old English nouns
- Old English n-stem nouns
- Old Irish verb forms
- Old Norse terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Old Norse terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Old Norse verbs