bery

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Middle English[edit]

Noun[edit]

bery

  1. Alternative form of berye

Polish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɛ.rɨ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛrɨ
  • Syllabification: be‧ry

Noun[edit]

bery m inan

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of ber
    Synonym: bry

Noun[edit]

bery f

  1. inflection of bera:
    1. genitive singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural

Scots[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Old English byrgan. Compare bury.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

bery (third-person singular simple present beries, present participle beryin, simple past beriet, past participle beriet)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) to bury

Welsh[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Welsh bery, from Proto-Celtic *bergā. Cognate with Old Irish berg (robber, plunderer).

Noun[edit]

bery m (plural beryon)

  1. bird of prey

Related terms[edit]

Mutation[edit]

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
bery fery mery unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading[edit]

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “bery”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  • G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “berg”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language