Beer

See also: beer, béer, bëër, and be-er

English

Etymology 1

From Old English bearu (“grove”), from Proto-West Germanic *baru, from Proto-Germanic *barwaz (“grove”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɪə(ɹ)/

Proper noun

Beer

1. A village in East Devon district, Devon, England.

Etymology 2

• As an English surname, from the place name in Devon (see Etymology 1 above); also from Old English bār (“boar”).
• As a north German and Dutch surname, from beer (“bear”). See also the surnames Baer and Bahr.
• As an Alemannic German surname, spelling variant of Bier (“beer”).

Proper noun

Beer

1. A surname.

References

• Mills, A. D. (2011). A Dictionary of British Place-Names. Oxford University Press

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Beer”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 125.

Anagrams

• Bree, Eber, Erbe, Reeb, bere, bree, eber, reeb

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Central Franconian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beə̯/

Etymology 1

From Middle High German bere f, from the plural of ber n, from Old High German beri.

Noun

Beer f (plural Beere)

1. (Moselle Franconian) berry (kind of fruit)

Usage notes

• The word has usually been restricted to a particular kind of berry depending on the dialect. Ripuarian has no general word at all.

Etymology 2

From Middle High German bere m, from Old High German bero, from Proto-Germanic *berô.

Noun

Beer m (plural Beere)

1. (Moselle Franconian) bear (animal)

Alternative forms

• Bär (Ripuarian)

Etymology 3

From Middle High German bier, from Old High German bior, from Proto-Germanic *beuzą.

Noun

Beer m (plural Beer)

1. (parts of western Moselle Franconian) beer

Alternative forms

• Bier (predominant)

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German

Noun

Beer f (genitive Beer, plural Beeren)

1. Obsolete form of Beere.

Declension

Declension of Beer [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Beer	die	Beeren
genitive	einer	der	Beer	der	Beeren
dative	einer	der	Beer	den	Beeren
accusative	eine	die	Beer	die	Beeren

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Hunsrik

Etymology

From Middle High German ber, from Old High German beri.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpeːɐ/

Noun

Beer f (plural Beere, diminutive Beerche)

1. berry

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

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Pennsylvania German

Etymology 1

From Middle High German ber, from Old High German beri. Compare German Beere, English berry, Swedish bär.

Noun

Beer f (plural Beere)

1. berry

Etymology 2

From Middle High German bir, from Old High German bira. Compare German Birne, Dutch peer, English pear.

Noun

Beer f (plural Beere)

1. pear