bert

See also: Bert, bērt, and bért

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pɛɻ̥ʈ]

Adverb

bert

1. only

Verb

bert

1. second-person singular present of bera

References

Árnason, Kristján (2011) The Phonology of Icelandic and Faroese (The Phonology of the World's Languages), Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 115

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Icelandic

Adjective

bert

1. neuter nominative/accusative singular of ber

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Old Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʲer͈t/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *bertā, cognate with the Gaulish source of Vulgar Latin berciolum (“cradle”), which is the source of French berceau and Catalan bressol.

Noun

bert f or m

1. burden, load, bundle; (figurative) burden, weight (of grief, etc.)
2. clothing, covering, clothes, attire, apparel; accoutrement
3. deed, exploit; feat, trick; effort, task; action, behaviour; move, play (in a game), game

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Irish: beart
• Scottish Gaelic: beart

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

·bert

1. third-person singular preterite conjunct of beirid

Verb

bert

1. third-person singular preterite relative of beirid

Mutation

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