bera

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See also bēra, béra, and bērā

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Faroese [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

Etymology 1 [edit]

From berur

Noun [edit]

bera f (genitive singular beru, plural berur)

  1. clearing
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)

  1. to bear, to carry
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)

  1. (governs the accusative) to carry, to bear
  2. (governs the accusative, of cows and sheep) to give birth
  3. (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.
    Mér ber að fara í stríð.
    It is my duty to go to war.
Synonyms [edit]
Derived terms [edit]

Etymology 2 [edit]

From ber (bare, naked).

Verb [edit]

bera weak verb (third person singular past indicative beraði, supine berað)

  1. to bare
Conjugation [edit]

Kelabit [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Proto-North Sarawak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəʀas, from Proto-Austronesian *bəʀas.

Noun [edit]

bera

  1. rice ((raw) seeds used as food)

Latin [edit]

Adjective [edit]

bēra

  1. nominative feminine singular of bērus
  2. nominative neuter plural of bērus
  3. accusative neuter plural of bērus
  4. vocative feminine singular of bērus
  5. vocative neuter plural of bērus

bērā

  1. 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)

  1. to carry, bear
    Kor langt skal eg bera dette?
    How far shall I carry this?
References [edit]
  • “bere” in The Nynorsk DictionaryDokumentasjonsprosjektet.

Etymology 2 [edit]

Noun [edit]

bera f

  1. 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

  1. bear

Declension [edit]

Descendants [edit]


Old Irish [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /ˈbʲera/

Verb [edit]

·bera

  1. third-person singular present subjunctive conjunct of beirid

Mutation [edit]

Old Irish mutation
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.

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

  1. to carry, to bear

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 !
Tense\Mood Active voice indicative Active voice subjunctive Middle voice Middle voice subjunctive
Present tense
ek ber (I bear)
þú berr (thou bearest)
hann, hon, þat berr (he, she, it beareth)
vit berum (we two bear)
it berið (you two bear)
vér berum (we bear)
ér berið (you bear)
þeir bera (they bear)
ek bera
þú berir
hann beri
vit berim
it berið
vér berim
ér berið
þeir beri
ek berumk
þú bersk
hann bersk
vit berumk
it berizk
vér berumk
ér berizk
þeir berask
ek berumk
þú berisk
hann berisk
vit berimk
it berizk
vér berimk
ér berizk
þeir berisk
Past tense
ek bar
þú bart
hann bar
vit bárum
it báruð
vér bárum
ér báruð
þeir báru
ek bæra
þú berir
hann beri
vit berim
it berið
vér berim
ér berið
þeir beri
ek bárumk
þú barzk
hann barzk
vit bárumk
it báruzk
vér bárumk
ér báruzk
þeir bárusk
ek bærumk
þú bærisk
hann bærisk
vit bærimk
it bærizk
vér bærimk
ér bærizk
þeir bærisk

Descendants [edit]