berra

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See also: Berra and berrà

English[edit]

Contraction[edit]

berra

  1. (informal, representing northern pronunciation) Better.
    We berra gerrout! ("We'd better get out!")

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Anagrams[edit]

Galician[edit]

Verb[edit]

berra

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

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From berr (bare).

Noun[edit]

berra f (definite singular berra, indefinite plural berrer or berror, definite plural berrene or berrone)

  1. definite singular of berre
  2. (pre-2012) alternative form of berre

Etymology 2[edit]

From Old Norse bera (to make bare).

Alternative forms[edit]

  • berre (split and e infinitives)

Verb[edit]

berra (present tense berrar, past tense berra, past participle berra, passive infinitive berrast, present participle berrande, imperative berra/berr)

  1. (transitive) to make bare
  2. (intransitive) to be bare

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Old Irish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

berra

  1. inflection of berr:
    1. nominative plural feminine/neuter
    2. vocative/accusative plural all genders

Mutation[edit]

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
berra berra
pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/
mberra
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Old Norse[edit]

Adjective[edit]

berra

  1. strong genitive plural of berr

Portuguese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

 

  • Hyphenation: ber‧ra

Etymology 1[edit]

Deverbal from berrar (to scream).

Noun[edit]

berra f (plural berras)

  1. screaming
    Synonym: berração
  2. heat (condition where a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile)
    Synonym: cio
  3. fashion
    Synonym: moda
    Uma nova banda muito na berra.
    A new fashionable band.

Etymology 2[edit]

Verb[edit]

berra

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