berr
See also: ber
Albanian
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *barwa, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰorwos. Compare English barrow (“castrated boar”), Serbo-Croatian brâv (“male sheep or goat”).
Declension
Derived terms
- berruc
- bërkoq
- kaberr
- rraberr
Breton
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *bɨrr, from Proto-Celtic *birros.
Antonyms
Derived terms
- berr-ha-berr
Cornish
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *bɨrr, from Proto-Celtic *birros.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [bɛɹ]
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *birros.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bʲer͈/
Inflection
| o/ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | berr | berr | berr |
| Vocative | birr* berr** | ||
| Accusative | berr | birr | |
| Genitive | birr | birre | birr |
| Dative | biurr | birr | biurr |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine/neuter | |
| Nominative | birr | berra | |
| Vocative | birru berra† | ||
| Accusative | birru berra† | ||
| Genitive | berr | ||
| Dative | berraib | ||
| Notes | *modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative **modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative | ||
Antonyms
Derived terms
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| berr | berr pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/ |
mberr |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “berr”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Old Norse
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *bazaz, whence also Old English bær, Old High German bar. Cognate with Icelandic ber and Norwegian Bokmål bar. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰosós.
Declension
Strong declension of berr
Weak declension of berr
Declension of comparative of berr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | berari | berari | berara |
| accusative | berara | berari | berara |
| dative | berara | berari | berara |
| genitive | berara | berari | berara |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | berari | berari | berari |
| accusative | berari | berari | berari |
| dative | berurum | berurum | berurum |
| genitive | berari | berari | berari |
Strong declension of superlative of berr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | berastr | berust | berast |
| accusative | berastan | berasta | berast |
| dative | berustum | berastri | berustu |
| genitive | berasts | berastrar | berasts |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | berastir | berastar | berust |
| accusative | berasta | berastar | berust |
| dative | berustum | berustum | berustum |
| genitive | berastra | berastra | berastra |
Weak declension of superlative of berr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | berasti | berasta | berasta |
| accusative | berasta | berustu | berasta |
| dative | berasta | berustu | berasta |
| genitive | berasta | berustu | berasta |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | berustu | berustu | berustu |
| accusative | berustu | berustu | berustu |
| dative | berustum | berustum | berustum |
| genitive | berustu | berustu | berustu |
Descendants
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
berr
References
- “berr”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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