bere

English

Alternative forms

• bear

Etymology

From Old English bere.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /bɪə/

Noun

bere (uncountable)

1. (chiefly Scotland) Barley, especially six-rowed barley.

Anagrams

• beer
• bree

Translations

six-rowed barley

• French: escourgeon (fr) m

• German: Frühgerste (de), Futtergerste (de)
• Walloon: scweron (wa) m

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Interlingue

Noun

bere

1. berry

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin bibere, present active infinitive of bibō, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₃-.

Pronunciation

• enPR: bére, IPA: /ˈbere/, X-SAMPA: /"bere/

• Audio

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Verb

bere (transitive) or (intransitive)

1. to drink

Related terms

• abbeverare
• bersi
• bevanda
• beveraggio
• beverino
• bevibile
• bevicchiare
• bevuto

Conjugation

    Conjugation of bere

infinitive	bere
auxiliary verb		avere	gerund		bevendo
present participle		bevente	past participle		bevuto
person	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	io	tu	lui/lei	noi	voi	essi/esse
present	bevo	bevi	beve	beviamo	bevete	bevono
imperfect	bevevo	bevevi	beveva	bevevamo	bevevate	bevevano
past historic	bevei, bevvi, bevetti	bevesti	bevve, bevette	bevemmo	beveste	bevvero, bevettero
future	berrò	berrai	berrà	berremo	berrete	berranno
conditional	io	tu	lui/lei	noi	voi	essi/esse
present	berrei	berresti	berrebbe	berremmo	berreste	berrebbero
subjunctive	che io	che tu	che lui/che lei	che noi	che voi	che essi/che esse
present	beva	beva	beva	beviamo	beviate	bevano
imperfect	bevessi	bevessi	bevesse	bevessimo	beveste	bevessero
imperative	-	tu	lui/lei	noi	voi	essi/esse
		bevi	bevi	beviamo	bevete	bevano

Anagrams

• erbe

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Latin

Adjective

bēre

1. vocative masculine singular of bērus

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Middle English

Etymology

From Old English bera.

Verb

bere

1. bear

Descendants

• English: bear
• Scots: bere

References

p. 1, Arthur; A Short Sketch of his Life and History in English Verse of the First Half of the Fifteenth Century, Frederick Furnivall ed. EETS. Trübner & Co.: London. 1864.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse bera.

Alternative forms

• bera (a infinitive)

Verb

bere (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 bere dette.

   How far shall I carry this?

References

• “bere” in The Nynorsk Dictionary – Dokumentasjonsprosjektet.

Etymology 2

From Old Norse bera.

Alternative forms

• bera (bracket form)

Noun

bere f (definite singular bera; indefinite plural berer; definite plural berene)

1. a female bear, she-bear

   Inne mellom trea kunne dei skimta ei bere.

   Between the trees, they could discern a she-bear.

Synonyms

• (female bear): binne, [binna]
• (female bear): hobjørn

References

• “bere” in The Nynorsk Dictionary – Dokumentasjonsprosjektet.

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *baraz. Cognate with Old Norse barr.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈbere/

Noun

bere m

1. barley

Verb

bere

1. first-person singular present indicative of beran

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Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈbe.re]

Etymology 1

From German Bier. Influenced by the word below, meaning "action of drinking".

Noun

bere f (plural beri)

1. beer

   Vrem trei beri, te rog.

   We want three beers, please.

Declension

declension of bere

	singular		plural
gender f	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	o bere	berea	niște beri	berile
genitive/dative	unei beri	berii	unor beri	berilor

Etymology 2

bea (“to drink”) +‎ -re

Noun

bere f

1. (the act of) drinking

Declension

    declension of bere

gender f	uncountable
Nominative/Accusative (Unarticulated)	bere
Nominative/Accusative (Definite articulation)	berea
Genitive/Dative (Definite articulation)	berii

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Scots

Etymology

From Old English bere.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /bɪə/

Noun

bere (uncountable)

1. barley, especially six-rowed barley