berba

See also: bèrba and Berba

Basque

Etymology

From Latin verbum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /berba/ [ber.β̞a]
• Rhymes: -erba, -a
• Hyphenation: ber‧ba

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Noun

berba anim

1. word

   Synonym: hitz

Further reading

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

Corsican

Alternative forms

• barba

Etymology

From Latin barba.

Noun

berba f (plural berbe)

1. beard

References

• “berba” in INFCOR: Banca di dati di a lingua corsa

Emilian

Alternative forms

• bèrba (Bologna)
• bärba (Parma)
• barba (Mirandola)

Etymology

From Latin barba.

Noun

berba f (plural berbi)

1. (Carpi) beard

Ladin

Noun

berba f (plural berbes)

1. (Gherdëina) beard

   Ie muesse me fé la berba.

   I need to shave my beard.

Noun

berba m (plural berbesc)

1. (Gherdëina) uncle

   Ie é ancuntà l berba de Tumesc.

   I met Thomas' uncle.

2. (Gherdëina):
   1. mister (title of adult male)
   2. man (adult male)

      L ie unì a te crì n berba ― A man came looking for you

   3. gentleman (well-mannered man)

Usage notes

• Using the word berba for any adult male is nowadays considered archaic by some. The word ël might be preferred instead.

Old Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbʲeɾ.βa/

Verb

berba

1. first-person singular present subjunctive absolute of berbaid

Verb

·berba

1. third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive conjunctive of berbaid

Mutation

Mutation of berba

radical	lenition	nasalization
berba	berba pronounced with /βʲ-/	mberba

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From brȁti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /běrba/
• Hyphenation: ber‧ba

Noun

bèrba f (Cyrillic spelling бѐрба)

1. picking, gathering (of fruit, crops etc.)
2. harvest

Declension

Declension of berba

	singular	plural
nominative	bèrba	berbe
genitive	berbe	bérbī/bérbā
dative	berbi	berbama
accusative	berbu	berbe
vocative	berbo	berbe
locative	berbi	berbama
instrumental	berbom	berbama

References

• “berba”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026