бира

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bira"

Bulgarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch bier via Italian birra and Greek μπίρα (bíra).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbirɐ]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian):

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• Rhymes: -irɐ
• Syllabification^(key): би‧ра

Noun

би́ра • (bíra) f (relational adjective би́рен, diminutive би́ричка or би́рица)

1. (uncountable) beer (an alcoholic drink fermented from starch material, commonly barley malt; often with hops or some other substance (like gruit) to impart a bitter flavor)

   Synonym: пи́во (pívo)

2. (countable) serving as beverage; a beer

Declension

Declension of би́ра

	singular	plural
indefinite	би́ра bíra	би́ри bíri
definite	би́рата bírata	би́рите bírite

Derived terms

adjective

• би́рен (bíren)

nouns

• би́раджийка (bíradžijka)
• би́раджия (bíradžija)
• бирари́йница (biraríjnica)
• бира́рия (birárija)
• би́рица (bírica)
• би́ричка (bírička)

References

• “бира”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “бира”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “бира”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 49

Anagrams

• баир (bair), риба (riba)

Evenki

Etymology

From Proto-Tungusic *bira. Cognate with Even би̇ра (ʙi̇ra), Manchu ᠪᡳᡵᠠ (bira), etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bi.ra/

Noun

бира • (bira)

1. river

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *birati.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbiɾa]
• Hyphenation: би‧ра

Verb

бира • (bira) third-singular present, impf (perfective избере or одбере)

1. (transitive) to choose, pick

Conjugation

Conjugation of бира (imperfective, present in -а)

l-participles	imperfect	aorist	non-finite forms
masculine	бирал (biral)	—	adjectival participle	биран (biran)
feminine	бирала (birala)	—	adverbial participle	бирајќи (birajḱi)
neuter	бирало (biralo)	—	verbal noun	бирање (biranje)
plural	бирале (birale)	—	perfect participle	бирано (birano)
finite forms	present	imperfect	aorist	imperative
1st singular	бирам (biram)	бирав (birav)	—	—
2nd singular	бираш (biraš)	бираше (biraše)	—	бирај (biraj)
3rd singular	бира (bira)	бираше (biraše)	—	—
1st plural	бираме (birame)	биравме (biravme)	—	—
2nd plural	бирате (birate)	биравте (biravte)	—	бирајте (birajte)
3rd plural	бираат (biraat)	бираа (biraa)	—	—
compound tenses
perfect	сум бирал (sum biral)		present of сум (except in the 3rd person) + imperfect l-participle
има-perfect	имам бирано (imam birano)		present of има + perfect participle
pluperfect	бев бирал (bev biral)		imperfect of сум + imperfect l-participle
има-pluperfect	имав бирано (imav birano)		imperfect of има + perfect participle
има-perfect reported	сум имал бирано (sum imal birano)		perfect of има + perfect participle
future	ќе бирам (ḱe biram)		ќе + present
има-future	ќе имам бирано (ḱe imam birano)		future of има + perfect participle
future in the past	ќе бирав (ḱe birav)		ќе + imperfect
има-future in the past	ќе имав бирано (ḱe imav birano)		future in the past of има + perfect participle
future reported	ќе сум бирал (ḱe sum biral)		ќе + imperfect l-participle
има-future reported	ќе сум имал бирано (ḱe sum imal birano)		future reported of има + perfect participle
conditional	би бирал (bi biral)		би + imperfect l-participle
има-conditional	би имал бирано (bi imal birano)		conditional of има + perfect participle

Noun

бира • (bira) f (plural бири)

1. (colloquial, obsolete) beer

Declension

Declension of бира

	singular	plural
indefinite	бира (bira)	бири (biri)
definite unspecified	бирата (birata)	бирите (birite)
definite proximal	бирава (birava)	бириве (birive)
definite distal	бирана (birana)	бирине (birine)
vocative	биро (biro)	бири (biri)

Further reading

• “бира” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

Anagrams

• риба (riba), раби (rabi), баир (bair), бари (bari)