бера

See also: беря and Appendix:Variations of "bera"

Bulgarian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Church Slavonic бьрати (bĭrati).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɛˈrɤ]

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• Rhymes: -rɤ
• Syllabification^(key): бе‧ра

Verb

бера́ • (berá) first-singular present indicative, impf

1. (transitive) to pick, to take, to gather
2. (transitive) to collect, to reap, to garner (e.g. harvest, provisions, resources, information)
3. (transitive) to (start to) feel, to muster (+ emotion, feeling)

   брах страх ― brah strah ― I became frightened (literally, “I started to feel fear”)

   Не бери грижи/ядове!

   Ne beri griži/jadove!

   Don't worry!

   (literally, “Don't muster troubles!”)

4. (reflexive with се, rare) to accumulate, to congregate

   бере се гной

   bere se gnoj

   pus is accumulating

Conjugation

    Conjugation of бера́ (conjugation 1.2, imperfective, transitive)

participles		present active participle	past active aorist participle	past active imperfect participle	past passive participle	verbal noun	adverbial participle
masculine	indefinite	беря́щ berjášt	брал bral	беря́л berjál	бран bran		бере́йки beréjki
	definite subject form	беря́щият berjáštijat	бра́лият brálijat	—	бра́ният bránijat
	definite object form	беря́щия berjáštija	бра́лия brálija	—	бра́ния bránija
feminine	indefinite	беря́ща berjášta	бра́ла brála	беря́ла berjála	бра́на brána
	definite	беря́щата berjáštata	бра́лата brálata	—	бра́ната bránata
neuter	indefinite	беря́що berjášto	бра́ло brálo	беря́ло berjálo	бра́но bráno	бране́ brané
	definite	беря́щото berjáštoto	бра́лото bráloto	—	бра́ното bránoto	бране́то branéto
plural	indefinite	беря́щи berjášti	бра́ли bráli	бере́ли beréli	бра́ни bráni	бра́ния, бране́та bránija, branéta
	definite	беря́щите berjáštite	бра́лите brálite	—	бра́ните bránite	бра́нията, бране́тата bránijata, branétata

person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present		бера́ berá	бере́ш beréš	бере́ beré	бере́м berém	бере́те beréte	бера́т berát
imperfect		беря́х berjáh	бере́ше beréše	бере́ше beréše	беря́хме berjáhme	беря́хте berjáhte	беря́ха berjáha
aorist		брах brah	бра bra	бра bra	бра́хме bráhme	бра́хте bráhte	бра́ха bráha
future	pos.	Use ще followed by the present indicative tense
	neg.	Use ня́ма да followed by the present indicative tense
future in the past	pos.	Use the imperfect indicative tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense
	neg.	Use ня́маше да followed by the present indicative tense
present perfect		Use the present indicative tense of съм and брал m, бра́ла f, бра́ло n, or бра́ли pl
past perfect		Use the imperfect indicative tense of съм and брал m, бра́ла f, бра́ло n, or бра́ли pl
future perfect		Use the future indicative tense of съм and брал m, бра́ла f, бра́ло n, or бра́ли pl
future perfect in the past		Use the future in the past indicative tense of съм and брал m, бра́ла f, бра́ло n, or бра́ли pl
renarrative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and беря́л m, беря́ла f, беря́ло n, or бере́ли pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and брал m, бра́ла f, бра́ло n, or бра́ли pl
future and future in the past	pos.	Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense
	neg.	Use ня́мало да and the present indicative tense
present and past perfect		Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and брал m, бра́ла f, бра́ло n, or бра́ли pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past renarrative tense of съм and брал m, бра́ла f, бра́ло n, or бра́ли pl
dubitative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and беря́л m, беря́ла f, беря́ло n, or бере́ли pl
aorist		Use the aorist renarrative tense of съм and брал m, бра́ла f, бра́ло n, or бра́ли pl
future and future in the past	pos.	Use the present/imperfect dubitative tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense
	neg.	Use ня́мало било́ да and the present indicative tense
present and past perfect		none
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past dubitative tense of съм and брал m, бра́ла f, бра́ло n, or бра́ли pl
conclusive		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present indicative tense of съм and беря́л m, беря́ла f, беря́ло n, or бере́ли pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм and брал m, бра́ла f, бра́ло n, or бра́ли pl
future and future in the past	pos.	Use the present/imperfect conclusive tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense
	neg.	Use ня́мало е да and the present indicative tense
present and past perfect		Use the present/imperfect conclusive tense of съм and брал m, бра́ла f, бра́ло n, or бра́ли pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past conclusive tense of съм and брал m, бра́ла f, бра́ло n, or бра́ли pl
conditional		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
		Use the first aorist indicative tense of бъ́да and брал m, бра́ла f, бра́ло n, or бра́ли pl
imperative		-	ти	-	-	вие	-
			бери́ berí			бере́те beréte

Derived terms

nouns

• бера́ло (berálo) (instrumental noun)
• бера́ч m (beráč) (agent noun)
• бера́чка f (beráčka) (agent noun)
• бе́рба (bérba) (action noun)
• бери́тба (berítba) (actoin noun)
• бран (bran) (action noun)

• бер (ber, “harvest”) (mainly in compounds)
  • гроздобе́р (grozdobér, “grape harvesting”)
  • розобе́р (rozobér, “rose harvesting”)
  • цветобе́р (cvetobér, “flower harvesting”)

verbs

• добера́ се pf (doberá se), доби́рам се impf (dobíram se)
• досъбера́ pf (dosǎberá), досъби́рам impf (dosǎbíram)
• забера́ pf (zaberá), заби́рам impf (zabíram)
• заприбера́ pf (zapriberá), заприби́рам impf (zapribíram)
• засъбера́ pf (zasǎberá), засъби́рам impf (zasǎbíram)
• избера́ pf (izberá), изби́рам impf (izbíram)
• набера́ pf (naberá), наби́рам impf (nabíram)
• обера́ pf (oberá), оби́рам impf (obíram)
• отбера́ pf (otberá), отби́рам impf (otbíram)
• побера́ pf (poberá), поби́рам impf (pobíram)
• подбера́ pf (podberá), подби́рам impf (podbíram)
• подразбера́ pf (podrazberá), подразби́рам impf (podrazbíram)
• преизбера́ pf (preizberá), преизби́рам impf (preizbíram)
• прибера́ pf (priberá), приби́рам impf (pribíram)
• разбера́ pf (razberá), разби́рам impf (razbíram)
• сбера́ pf (sberá), сби́рам impf (sbíram)
• събера́ pf (sǎberá), съби́рам impf (sǎbíram)

Related terms

nouns

• и́збор (ízbor)
• на́бор (nábor)
• недобо́р (nedobór)
• отбо́р (otbór)
• подбо́р (podbór)
• при́бор (príbor)
• разбо́р (razbór)
• сбор (sbor)
• събо́р (sǎbór)

References

• “бера”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “бера”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “бера”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 42

Further reading

• Nayden Gerov (1895), “бе́рѫ, -ешь; бралъ (бе́рвамь и би́рамь)”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language] (in Bulgarian), volume 1, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 39
• “бьрати”, in Старобългарски речник [Dictionary of Old Bulgarian] (in Bulgarian), https://histdict.uni-sofia.bg, 2011—2026

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Romanian bere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɛrɐ]
• Rhymes: -ɛrɐ
• Syllabification^(key): бе‧ра

Noun

бе́ра • (béra) f

1. (Ruse) alternative form of би́ра (bíra, “beer”)

References

• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “бе́ра”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 44

Anagrams

• баре (bare), рабе (rabe)

Chechen

Alternative forms

• берда (berda) — Aukh
• бари (bari) — Cheberloi
• берхӏ (berh) — Itum-Qalle, Kist

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Nakh *barli. Cognates include Ingush берда (berda).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbera/

Noun

бера • (bera) class bd

1. wheel, turbine, millwheel, propeller
2. wire whip
3. real estate tax, rent (for land)

Declension

Declension of бера

	singular	plural
nominative	бера (bera)	беранаш (beranaš)
genitive	беранан (beranan)	беранийн (beraniı̇n)
dative	беранна (beranna)	беранашна (beranašna)
ergative	берано̄ (beranoo)	беранаша (beranaša)
allative	беране̄ (beranee)	беранашка (beranaška)
instrumental	беранца (beranca)	беранашца (beranašca)
lative	беранах (beranax)	беранех (beranex)
comparative	беранал (beranal)	беранел (beranel)

References

• Matsiev, Akhmat G. (1961), Чеченско-русский словарь / Нохчийн-оьрсийн словарь [Chechen-Russian dictionary] (in Russian), Moscow: State Publishing House of Foreign and Ethnicity Dictionaries, page 57
• Aliroev, Ibragim Ju. (1975), Сравнительно-сопоставительный словарь отраслевой лексики чеченского и ингушского языков и диалектов [Comparative-Contrastive Dictionary of the Branch Lexicon of the Chechen and Ingush Languages and Dialects] (in Russian), Makhachkala: Chechen-Ingush Book Publishing House, page 229
• Pareulidze, Rostom (2003), “бера”, in Нохчийн-гуьржийн дошам, Tbilisi: Kartuli ena, page 27b
• Nichols, Johanna; Vagapov, Arbi (2004), “бера”, in Chechen–English and English–Chechen Dictionary, London and New York: RoutledgeCurzon, page 57a

Kaitag

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛˈɾa/

Adjective

бера́ • (berá)

1. brown (color)

See also

Colors in Kaitag · ранге (range) (layout · text)

цӏяв (c̣əv)	гъурша (ɣurša)	хъерхъ (qerq)
итӏин (iṭin)	жужу (žužu); бера (bera)	бухъу (buqu)
синтӏе ранг (sinṭe rang)	шиниш (šiniš)	кьар шиниш (q̇ar šiniš)
женгер (ženger)	зяв (zəv)	хьацӏ (xac̣)
ахсинекк (aꭓsinekk)	дандур (dandur)	бежи (beži)

References

• Magomedov, Magomed; Gasanova, Uzlipat (2025), “бера”, in Kaitag Dictionary‎^[1]