bero

See also: Bero and bēro

Basque

Pronunciation
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  • IPA(key): /beɾo/, [be̞.ɾo̞]

Adjective

bero (comparative beroago, superlative beroen, excessive beroegi)

  1. warm, calid
  2. passionate
  3. irritable

Declension
Declension of bero (adjective, ending in vowel)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive bero beroa beroak
ergative berok beroak beroek
dative berori beroari beroei
genitive beroren beroaren beroen
comitative berorekin beroarekin beroekin
causative berorengatik beroarengatik beroengatik
benefactive berorentzat beroarentzat beroentzat
instrumental beroz beroaz beroez
inessive anim. berorengan beroarengan beroengan
inanim. berotan beroan beroetan
locative anim. — — —
inanim. berotako beroko beroetako
allative anim. berorengana beroarengana beroengana
inanim. berotara berora beroetara
terminative anim. berorenganaino beroarenganaino beroenganaino
inanim. berotaraino beroraino beroetaraino
directive anim. berorenganantz beroarenganantz beroenganantz
inanim. berotarantz berorantz beroetarantz
destinative anim. berorenganako beroarenganako beroenganako
inanim. berotarako berorako beroetarako
ablative anim. berorengandik beroarengandik beroengandik
inanim. berotatik berotik beroetatik
partitive berorik — —
prolative berotzat — —

Adverb

bero (comparative beroago, superlative beroen, excessive beroegi)

  1. warmly

Noun

bero inan

  1. warmth, heat
  2. (physics) heat
  3. fever
  4. (biology) heat, oestrus (a condition where a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile and therefore eager to mate)

Declension
Declension of bero (inanimate, ending in vowel)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive bero beroa beroak
ergative berok beroak beroek
dative berori beroari beroei
genitive beroren beroaren beroen
comitative berorekin beroarekin beroekin
causative berorengatik beroarengatik beroengatik
benefactive berorentzat beroarentzat beroentzat
instrumental beroz beroaz beroez
inessive berotan beroan beroetan
locative berotako beroko beroetako
allative berotara berora beroetara
terminative berotaraino beroraino beroetaraino
directive berotarantz berorantz beroetarantz
destinative berotarako berorako beroetarako
ablative berotatik berotik beroetatik
partitive berorik — —
prolative berotzat — —

Antonyms

Further reading
  • "bero" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
  • “bero” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus

Esperanto

Etymology

From German Beere and English berry.

Pronunciation
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  • IPA(key): [ˈbero]
  • Rhymes: -ero
  • Hyphenation: be‧ro

Noun

bero (accusative singular beron, plural beroj, accusative plural berojn)

  1. berry

Latin

Adjective

bērō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of bērus

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *berō, see also Old English bera, Old Norse bjǫrn.

Noun

bero m

  1. bear

Descendants
  • Middle High German: bër

Old Irish

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbʲero/

Noun

bero

  1. genitive singular/dual of bir (“spit”)

Mutation
Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
bero bero
pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/		 mbero
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Swedish

Etymology

From calque of German beruhen (older form also berugen) or Middle Low German *berouwen, equivalent to be- +‎ ro. Cognate with Danish bero and Norwegian Bokmål bero.

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -uː

Verb

bero (present beror, preterite berodde, supine berott, imperative bero)

  1. to depend (upon)
    Hans hjärta var nu en gång stämt för hjälpsamhet, och dess frid berodde av medvetandet av att ha hjälpt den hjälpbehövande.
    His heart was once and for all tuned to helpfulness, and its peace depended on being conscious of having helped someone in need.
  2. to be caused (by), to be explained (by)
    Den ofrivilliga pausen berodde på att datorn havererade
    The involuntary pause was caused by the computer's crashing.
  3. to have an unknown (or unspecified) cause (if the reason is omitted)
    det beror på ― it depends
  4. to be shelved, to be postponed, to be less important (lacking good reasons)
    Guvernören fann det vara en omöjlig uppgift att bygga en kanal här, så saken fick bero.
    The governor found it an impossible task to build a canal here, so the issue was shelved.

Conjugation
Conjugation of bero (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive bero —
Supine berott —
Imperative bero —
Imper. plural1 beron —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative beror berodde — —
Ind. plural1 bero berodde — —
Subjunctive2 bero berodde — —
Participles
Present participle beroende
Past participle —
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Further reading
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