berde

See also: berɗe, bèrdè, and Bərdə

English

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “from Persian پرده (parda, parde), via Ottoman Turkish perde?)”)

Noun

berde (plural berdes)

1. A stringed instrument (chordophone) of Bosnian origin, a large guitar-shaped instrument that is played upright, using a plectrum.

See also

• Appendix:Glossary of chordophones

References

• 2013. The Tamburitza Tradition: From the Balkans to the American Midwest. Richard March. Pg. 80.

Anagrams

• Breed, brede, breed, rebed

Aklanon

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish verde, from Old Spanish verde, from Vulgar Latin virdis, syncopated from Classical Latin viridis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbeɾde/ [ˈbɛɾ.d̪e]
• Rhymes: -eɾde
• Syllabification: ber‧de

Adjective

bérde

1. green (color/colour)
2. (idiomatic) obscene; dirty

   berdeng hambae ― obscene language

References

• Greenhill, S.J., Blust. R, & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283.

Aragonese

Adjective

berde (feminine berda, masculine plural berdes, feminine plural berdas)

1. superseded spelling of verde

Basque

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish verde, ultimately from Latin viridis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /berde/ [ber.ð̞e]

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• Rhymes: -erde, -e
• Hyphenation: ber‧de

Adjective

berde (comparative berdeago, superlative berdeen, excessive berdeegi)

1. green (color/colour)
2. green (environmentally friendly)
3. unripe
4. (figurative) young
5. (figurative) obscene, dirty, blue

Declension

Declension of berde (adjective V-stem)

		indefinite	singular	plural	proximal plural
absolutive		berde	berdea	berdeak	berdeok
ergative		berdek	berdeak	berdeek	berdeok
dative		berderi	berdeari	berdeei	berdeoi
genitive		berderen	berdearen	berdeen	berdeon
comitative		berderekin	berdearekin	berdeekin	berdeokin
causative		berderengatik	berdearengatik	berdeengatik	berdeongatik
benefactive		berderentzat	berdearentzat	berdeentzat	berdeontzat
instrumental		berdez	berdeaz	berdeez	berdeotaz
innesive	anim.	berderengan	berdearengan	berdeengan	berdeongan
	inan.	berdetan	berdean	berdeetan	berdeotan
locative	anim.	—	—	—	—
	inan.	berdetako	berdeko	berdeetako	berdeotako
allative	anim.	berderengana	berdearengana	berdeengana	berdeongana
	inan.	berdetara	berdera	berdeetara	berdeotara
terminative	anim.	berderenganaino	berdearenganaino	berdeenganaino	berdeonganaino
	inan.	berdetaraino	berderaino	berdeetaraino	berdeotaraino
directive	anim.	berderenganantz	berdearenganantz	berdeenganantz	berdeonganantz
	inan.	berdetarantz	berderantz	berdeetarantz	berdeotarantz
destinative	anim.	berderenganako	berdearenganako	berdeenganako	berdeonganako
	inan.	berdetarako	berderako	berdeetarako	berdeotarako
ablative	anim.	berderengandik	berdearengandik	berdeengandik	berdeongandik
	inan.	berdetatik	berdetik	berdeetatik	berdeotatik
partitive		berderik	—	—	—
prolative		berdetzat	—	—	—

Noun

berde inan or anim

1. (inanimate) green (the colour of growing foliage)
2. (animate) green (politics)

Declension

Declension of berde (anim/inan V-stem)

		indefinite	singular	plural	proximal plural
absolutive		berde	berdea	berdeak	berdeok
ergative		berdek	berdeak	berdeek	berdeok
dative		berderi	berdeari	berdeei	berdeoi
genitive		berderen	berdearen	berdeen	berdeon
comitative		berderekin	berdearekin	berdeekin	berdeokin
causative		berderengatik	berdearengatik	berdeengatik	berdeongatik
benefactive		berderentzat	berdearentzat	berdeentzat	berdeontzat
instrumental		berdez	berdeaz	berdeez	berdeotaz
innesive	anim.	berderengan	berdearengan	berdeengan	berdeongan
	inan.	berdetan	berdean	berdeetan	berdeotan
locative	anim.	—	—	—	—
	inan.	berdetako	berdeko	berdeetako	berdeotako
allative	anim.	berderengana	berdearengana	berdeengana	berdeongana
	inan.	berdetara	berdera	berdeetara	berdeotara
terminative	anim.	berderenganaino	berdearenganaino	berdeenganaino	berdeonganaino
	inan.	berdetaraino	berderaino	berdeetaraino	berdeotaraino
directive	anim.	berderenganantz	berdearenganantz	berdeenganantz	berdeonganantz
	inan.	berdetarantz	berderantz	berdeetarantz	berdeotarantz
destinative	anim.	berderenganako	berdearenganako	berdeenganako	berdeonganako
	inan.	berdetarako	berderako	berdeetarako	berdeotarako
ablative	anim.	berderengandik	berdearengandik	berdeengandik	berdeongandik
	inan.	berdetatik	berdetik	berdeetatik	berdeotatik
partitive		berderik	—	—	—
prolative		berdetzat	—	—	—

See also

Colors in Basque · koloreak (layout · text)

zuri	gris	beltz
gorri	laranja; marroi	hori
	berde
	oztin	urdin
ubel	more	arrosa

Further reading

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

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish verde.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ber‧de
• IPA^(key): /ˈbeɾde/ [ˈbiɾ̪.d̪e]

Adjective

berde

1. green (color/colour)
   • 1985 — Surban, Max, Nabali ang Krismas Tri, Nabali ang Krismas Tri [Performed by Max Surban]

     […] / Taas ang among krismas tri / Tumoy sungko sa kisame / Daghan ang mga suga / May pula, asul ug berde / […]

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Noun

berde

1. green (color/colour)

Central Bikol

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish verde.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ber‧de
• IPA^(key): /ˈbeɾde/ [ˈbeɾ.d̪e]

Noun

bérde

1. green (color/colour)

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish verde.

Noun

bérde

1. green (color/colour)

Adjective

bérde

1. greenish

Middle English

Etymology 1

Unclear; multiple possibilities exist:

• From Old English byrde, ġebyrde (“noble, rich”), from Proto-West Germanic *burdī/*gaburdī, from Proto-Germanic *burdijaz/*gaburdijaz.
• From Old English byrd, ġebyrd (“birth”), from Proto-West Germanic *burþi/*gaburþi, from Proto-Germanic *burþiz/*gaburþiz; in that case, equivalent to beren +‎ -th.
• From an Old English *byrde (“embroideress”), from byrdan (“to embroider”) +‎ -e (feminine agentive suffix).

In any case, influenced formally and semantically by bride (“bride”).

Alternative forms

• beerde, birde, byrde
• buirde, burdde, burde, buyrde, byurde (West Midland)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbiːrd(ə)/, /ˈbeːrd(ə)/, /ˈbɛːrd(ə)/
• IPA^(key): /ˈbyːrd(ə)/ (West Midland)

Noun

berde (plural berdes or (early West Midland) burden) (Early Middle English or poetic, especially West Midland)

1. A noblewoman; a lady or maiden; especially the Virgin Mary.
2. A young man, especially one of noble blood or Jesus Christ.

Descendants

• English: burd
• Middle Scots: bird, bourd, burd
  • Scots: bird

References

• “bī̆rde, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 3 July 2018.

Etymology 2

Noun

berde

1. alternative form of brerd

Mirandese

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbeɾde/ [ˈbeɾ.ð̞ɨ]
• Rhymes: -eɾde
• Syllabification: ber‧de

Adjective

berde m or f (masculine and feminine plural berdes)

1. green (color/colour)

Noun

berde m (plural berdes)

1. green (color/colour)

Derived terms

adverbs

• berde cumo alambre

nouns

• berdasco
• berdeilho m
• berdor

verbs

• berdecer
• berdegar

References

• Moisés, Pires (2004), “berde”, in Pequeno vocabulário Mirandês-Português [Small Mirandese-Portuguese Vocabulary], 2nd edition, Miranda do Douro: Câmara Municipal de Miranda do Douro, published 2019, →ISBN, page 125.
• Ferreira, Amadeu; Ferreira, José Pedro Cardona (2003–2022), “berde”, in Dicionário de Mirandês-Português [Mirandese-Portuguese Dictionary].

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish verde (“green”), from Old Spanish verde, from Vulgar Latin virdis, syncopated from Classical Latin viridis. Compare Kapampangan berdi.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈbeɾde/ [ˈbɛɾ.d̪ɛ]
• Rhymes: -eɾde
• Syllabification: ber‧de

Noun

berde (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜇ᜔ᜇᜒ)

1. green (color/colour)

   Synonyms: lungti, lungtian

Adjective

berde (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜇ᜔ᜇᜒ)

1. green (color/colour)

   Synonyms: lungti, lungtian

2. (figurative, colloquial) lewd; indecent; risqué; blue; green

   Synonyms: malaswa, mahalay, bastos

Derived terms

• a la berde
• berdehan
• berdehin
• berdeng dugo
• berdeng-mura
• maberde

Related terms

• berdesmeralda
• berdigris
• berdor

See also

Colors in Tagalog · kulay (layout · text)

puti	abo, gris	itim
pula; krimson	kahel; kayumanggi	dilaw; krema
kulay-dayap	lungti, lungtian, berde
turkesa	bughaw-langit, asul	bughaw, asul
lila, biyoleta; nila, tayom	mahenta; ube, morado, haban, purpura	rosas, kalimbahin