beir
Irish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
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From Old Irish beirid, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-.
Verb
beir (present analytic beireann, future analytic béarfaidh, verbal noun breith, past participle beirthe) (transitive, intransitive)
- bear, give birth to (of persons, usually autonomously with do)
- Rug sí lao. ― She bore a calf.
- Rugadh iníon di. ― She bore a daughter.
- (of birds) lay
- bear away, win
- bring, take
- proceed, advance
Conjugation
*indirect relative
† dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Derived terms
- beir ar (“catch; overtake”)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
beir
- (literary, Munster) second-person singular future of bí
- Beir ana-shásta ansin.
- You will be very happy there.
Usage notes
The modern standard form is the analytic construction beidh tú.
Mutation
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “beir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “beirid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Old Irish
Pronunciation
Verb
·beir (present), beir (imperative)
Mutation
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
·beir | ·beir pronounced with /-β(ʲ)-/ |
·mbeir |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
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From Old Irish beirid, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-.
Verb
beir (past rug, future beiridh, verbal noun breith, past participle beirte)
- give birth to
- ‘beir air’: carry, catch; catch up with; overtake; catch hold of
- ‘beir’ without ‘air’: give birth to
Participles
Tense \ Voice | Active | Passive |
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Present | a' breith | -- |
Past | rug | rugadh |
Future | beiridh | beirear |
Conditional | bheireadh | bheirteadh |
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “beir”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “beirid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
West Flemish
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch bēre, from Old Dutch *bero, from Proto-Germanic *berô.
Noun
beir m (plural beirn)
- bear (large predatory mammal of the family Ursidae)
- (figurative) person who is physically impressive and/or crude
Etymology 2
From Middle Dutch bêer, from Old Dutch *bēr, from Proto-Germanic *bairaz.
Noun
beir m (plural beirn)
- boar (male swine)
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