beira

See also: Beira and beirã

English

Noun

beira (plural beiras or beira)

1. A small antelope, Dorcatragus megalotis, found in the Horn of Africa

Anagrams

• Beria, Baier, Baire, Eibar, erbia, abier

Basque

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *wed-der.

Proto-Indo-European *wedrom

Proto-Italic *wedrom?

Latin vitrum

Occitan veirebor.

Basque beira

Borrowed from Occitan veire, from Latin vitrum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bei̯ɾa/ [bei̯.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -ei̯ɾa, -a
• Hyphenation: bei‧ra

Noun

beira inan

1. glass (substance)

Declension

Declension of beira (inan sg-only a-stem)

	indefinite	singular
absolutive	beira	beira
ergative	—	beirak
dative	—	beirari
genitive	—	beiraren
comitative	—	beirarekin
causative	—	beirarengatik
benefactive	—	beirarentzat
instrumental	beiraz	beiraz
inessive	—	beiran
locative	—	beirako
allative	—	beirara
terminative	—	beiraraino
directive	—	beirarantz
destinative	—	beirarako
ablative	—	beiratik
partitive	beirarik	—
prolative	beiratzat	—

Derived terms

• beira-arasa
• beira-belar
• beira-zuntz
• beiragile
• beirakara
• beiraki
• beiraki-belar
• beirategi
• beirateira
• beirazko
• beiraztatu

Further reading

• “beira”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• “beira”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English beira)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbei̯rɑ/, [ˈbe̞i̯rɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -eirɑ
• Syllabification^(key): bei‧ra
• Hyphenation^(key): bei‧ra

Noun

beira

1. beira (small antilope)

Declension

Inflection of beira (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		beira	beirat
genitive		beiran	beirojen
partitive		beiraa	beiroja
illative		beiraan	beiroihin
		singular	plural
nominative		beira	beirat
accusative	nom.	beira	beirat
	gen.	beiran
genitive		beiran	beirojen beirain rare
partitive		beiraa	beiroja
inessive		beirassa	beiroissa
elative		beirasta	beiroista
illative		beiraan	beiroihin
adessive		beiralla	beiroilla
ablative		beiralta	beiroilta
allative		beiralle	beiroille
essive		beirana	beiroina
translative		beiraksi	beiroiksi
abessive		beiratta	beiroitta
instructive		—	beiroin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of beira (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative beirani beirani accusative nom. beirani beirani gen. beirani genitive beirani beirojeni beiraini rare partitive beiraani beirojani inessive beirassani beiroissani elative beirastani beiroistani illative beiraani beiroihini adessive beirallani beiroillani ablative beiraltani beiroiltani allative beiralleni beiroilleni essive beiranani beiroinani translative beirakseni beiroikseni abessive beirattani beiroittani instructive — — comitative — beiroineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative beirasi beirasi accusative nom. beirasi beirasi gen. beirasi genitive beirasi beirojesi beiraisi rare partitive beiraasi beirojasi inessive beirassasi beiroissasi elative beirastasi beiroistasi illative beiraasi beiroihisi adessive beirallasi beiroillasi ablative beiraltasi beiroiltasi allative beirallesi beiroillesi essive beiranasi beiroinasi translative beiraksesi beiroiksesi abessive beirattasi beiroittasi instructive — — comitative — beiroinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative beiramme beiramme accusative nom. beiramme beiramme gen. beiramme genitive beiramme beirojemme beiraimme rare partitive beiraamme beirojamme inessive beirassamme beiroissamme elative beirastamme beiroistamme illative beiraamme beiroihimme adessive beirallamme beiroillamme ablative beiraltamme beiroiltamme allative beirallemme beiroillemme essive beiranamme beiroinamme translative beiraksemme beiroiksemme abessive beirattamme beiroittamme instructive — — comitative — beiroinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative beiranne beiranne accusative nom. beiranne beiranne gen. beiranne genitive beiranne beirojenne beirainne rare partitive beiraanne beirojanne inessive beirassanne beiroissanne elative beirastanne beiroistanne illative beiraanne beiroihinne adessive beirallanne beiroillanne ablative beiraltanne beiroiltanne allative beirallenne beiroillenne essive beirananne beiroinanne translative beiraksenne beiroiksenne abessive beirattanne beiroittanne instructive — — comitative — beiroinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative beiransa beiransa accusative nom. beiransa beiransa gen. beiransa genitive beiransa beirojensa beirainsa rare partitive beiraansa beirojaan beirojansa inessive beirassaan beirassansa beiroissaan beiroissansa elative beirastaan beirastansa beiroistaan beiroistansa illative beiraansa beiroihinsa adessive beirallaan beirallansa beiroillaan beiroillansa ablative beiraltaan beiraltansa beiroiltaan beiroiltansa allative beiralleen beirallensa beiroilleen beiroillensa essive beiranaan beiranansa beiroinaan beiroinansa translative beirakseen beiraksensa beiroikseen beiroiksensa abessive beirattaan beirattansa beiroittaan beiroittansa instructive — — comitative — beiroineen beiroinensa

Galician

Etymology

Uncertain. From Old Galician-Portuguese beira (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from ribeira, from Latin riparia (with unexplained elision of first syllabe), or rather from Paleo-Hispanic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbei̯ɾɐ]

Noun

beira f (plural beiras)

1. border, edge, brim, limit
2. rime, eave

   Synonyms: bordo, marxe

   • 1404, A. López Ferreiro, editor, Galicia Histórica. Colección diplomática, Santiago: Tipografía Galaica, page 172:

     It. mando a Diego de Lemos meu primo a cota e bacerete [bacenete] de beyra et todas as outras armas de meu corpo

     Item, I send Diego de Lemos, my cousin, my armour and helm with visor [forepiece?] and all the other pieces of my body armour

3. shore

   Synonyms: beiramar, orela, ribeira

4. bank

   Synonym: ribeira

Derived terms

• á beira
• beira de
• Beira do Río
• beirado
• beiramar
• beirarrúa
• Beiras
• beiravía
• beiril
• facer as beiras

References

• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “beira”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “beira” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “beira”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “beira”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “beira”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbe(j).ɾɐ/ [ˈbe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbe(j).ɾɐ/ [ˈbe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbe(j).ɾa/ [ˈbe(ɪ̯).ɾa]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbɐj.ɾɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbɐj.ɾɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbej.ɾɐ/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbej.ɾɐ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbe.ɾɐ/

• Rhymes: -ejɾɐ, (Portugal) -ɐjɾɐ
• Homophone: Beira
• Hyphenation: bei‧ra

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese beira, from ribeira.

Noun

beira f (plural beiras)

1. edge, margin, border
   • 2010, Anthemo Roberto Feliciano, Histórias de Marias, Clube de Autores, page 53:

     Entre o que era e o que seria, o primeiro pensamento que ocorreu ao homem foi: alguém, amigo do alheio, ao encontrar o veículo parado na beira da estrada, sem dono e disponível, achou por bem aliviar o seu proprietário do seu fardo.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

beira

1. inflection of beirar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “beira”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “beira”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026