beir

See also: beír

Irish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bʲɛɾʲ/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish beirid, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-.

Verb

beir (present analytic beireann, future analytic béarfaidh, verbal noun breith, past participle beirthe) (transitive, intransitive)

  1. bear, give birth to (of persons, usually autonomously with do)
    Rug sí lao. ― She bore a calf.
    Rugadh iníon di. ― She bore a daughter.
  2. (of birds) lay
  3. bear away, win
  4. bring, take
  5. proceed, advance
Conjugation
Conjugation of beir
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present beirim beireann tú;
beirir†		 beireann sé, sí beirimid;
beireann muid		 beireann sibh beireann siad;
beirid†		 a bheireann; a bheireas /
a mbeireann*; a mbeireas*		 beirtear
past rug mé;
rugas		 rug tú;
rugais		 rug sé, sí rugamar;
rug muid		 rug sibh;
rugabhair		 rug siad;
rugadar		 a rug /
ar rug*		 rugadh
past habitual bheirinn bheirteá bheireadh sé, sí bheirimis;
bheireadh muid		 bheireadh sibh bheiridís; bheireadh siad a bheireadh /
ar bheireadh*		 bheirtí
future béarfaidh mé;
béarfad		 béarfaidh tú;
béarfair†		 béarfaidh sé, sí béarfaimid;
béarfaidh muid		 béarfaidh sibh béarfaidh siad;
béarfaid†		 a bhéarfaidh, a bhéarfas /
a mbéarfaidh*, a mbéarfas*		 béarfar
conditional bhéarfainn bhéarfá bhéarfadh sé, sí bhéarfaimis;
bhéarfadh muid		 bhéarfadh sibh bhéarfaidís;
bhéarfadh siad		 a bhéarfadh /
ar bhéarfadh*		 bhéarfaí
subjunctive present go mbeire mé;
go mbeiread†		 go mbeire tú;
go mbeirir†		 go mbeire sé, sí go mbeirimid;
go mbeire muid		 go mbeire sibh go mbeire siad;
go mbeirid†		 — go mbeirtear
past dá mbeirinn dá mbeirteá dá mbeireadh sé, sí dá mbeirimis;
dá mbeireadh muid		 dá mbeireadh sibh dá mbeiridís; dá mbeireadh siad — dá mbeirtí
imperative beirim beir beireadh sé, sí beirimis beirigí;
beiridh†		 beiridís — beirtear
verbal noun breith
past participle beirthe

*Indirect relative
† Dialect form

Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

beir

  1. (literary, Munster) second-person singular future of bí
    Beir ana-shásta ansin.
    You will be very happy there.
Usage notes

The modern standard form is the analytic construction beidh tú.

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
beir bheir mbeir
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • "beir" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “beirid” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Old Irish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bʲerʲ/

Verb

·beir (present), beir (imperative)

  1. third-person singular present conjunct of beirid
  2. second-person singular imperative of beirid

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

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish beirid, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-.

Verb

beir (past rug, future beiridh, verbal noun breith, past participle beirte)

  1. give birth to
  2. ‘beir air’: carry, catch; catch up with; overtake; catch hold of
  3. ‘beir’ without ‘air’: give birth to

Participles
Tense \ Voice Active Passive
Present a' breith --
Past rug rugadh
Future beiridh beirear
Conditional bheireadh bheirteadh

References
  • Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • “beirid” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

West Flemish

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch bēre, from Old Dutch *bero, from Proto-Germanic *berô.

Noun

beir m (plural beirn)

  1. bear (large predatory mammal of the family Ursidae)
  2. (figuratively) person who is physically impressive and/or crude

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch bêer, from Old Dutch *bēr, from Proto-Germanic *bairaz.

Noun

beir m (plural beirn)

  1. boar (male swine)
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