Beer
English
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Old English bearu (“grove”), from Proto-West Germanic *baru, from Proto-Germanic *barwaz (“grove”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Beer
- A village in East Devon district, Devon, England.
Etymology 2
[edit]- 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
[edit]Beer
- A surname.
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- Mills, A. D. (2011). A Dictionary of British Place-Names. Oxford University Press
Further reading
[edit]- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Beer”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 125.
Anagrams
[edit]Central Franconian
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Middle High German bere f, from the plural of ber n, from Old High German beri.
Noun
[edit]Beer f (plural Beere)
- (Moselle Franconian) berry (kind of fruit)
Usage notes
[edit]- 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
[edit]From Middle High German bere m, from Old High German bero, from Proto-Germanic *berô.
Noun
[edit]Beer m (plural Beere)
- (Moselle Franconian) bear (animal)
Alternative forms
[edit]- Bär (Ripuarian)
Etymology 3
[edit]From Middle High German bier, from Old High German bior, from Proto-Germanic *beuzą.
Noun
[edit]Beer m (plural Beer)
- (parts of western Moselle Franconian) beer
Alternative forms
[edit]- Bier (predominant)
German
[edit]Noun
[edit]Beer f (genitive Beer, plural Beeren)
Declension
[edit]Hunsrik
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German ber, from Old High German beri.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Beer f (plural Beere, diminutive Beerche)
Further reading
[edit]Pennsylvania German
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Middle High German ber, from Old High German beri. Compare German Beere, English berry, Swedish bär.
Noun
[edit]Beer f (plural Beere)
Etymology 2
[edit]From Middle High German bir, from Old High German bira. Compare German Birne, Dutch peer, English pear.
Noun
[edit]Beer f (plural Beere)
- English terms derived from Old English
- English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- English 2-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- en:Villages in Devon, England
- en:Villages in England
- en:Places in Devon, England
- en:Places in England
- English terms derived from German
- English terms derived from Dutch
- English terms derived from Alemannic German
- English surnames
- Central Franconian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Central Franconian terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Central Franconian terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- Central Franconian terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Central Franconian terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Central Franconian terms inherited from Middle High German
- Central Franconian terms derived from Middle High German
- Central Franconian terms inherited from Old High German
- Central Franconian terms derived from Old High German
- Central Franconian lemmas
- Central Franconian nouns
- Central Franconian feminine nouns
- Moselle Franconian
- Central Franconian masculine nouns
- German lemmas
- German nouns
- German feminine nouns
- German obsolete forms
- Hunsrik terms inherited from Middle High German
- Hunsrik terms derived from Middle High German
- Hunsrik terms inherited from Old High German
- Hunsrik terms derived from Old High German
- Hunsrik 2-syllable words
- Hunsrik terms with IPA pronunciation
- Hunsrik lemmas
- Hunsrik nouns
- Hunsrik feminine nouns
- Pennsylvania German terms inherited from Middle High German
- Pennsylvania German terms derived from Middle High German
- Pennsylvania German terms inherited from Old High German
- Pennsylvania German terms derived from Old High German
- Pennsylvania German lemmas
- Pennsylvania German nouns
- Pennsylvania German feminine nouns
- pdc:Fruits