berig

Afrikaans

Etymology 1

From Dutch bericht (message, report), from Middle Dutch berecht.

Noun

berig (plural berigte, diminutive beriggie)

  1. article, report
Synonyms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Dutch berichten (to report), from Middle Dutch berichten.

Verb

berig (present berig, present participle berigtende, past participle berig)

  1. to report; to share or communicate information
    Hy berig dat daar goud in die rivier is.
    He reports that there is gold in the river.

Dutch

Etymology

From beer (boar) + -ig.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbeː.rəx/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: be‧rig
  • Rhymes: -eːrəx

Adjective

berig (not comparable)

  1. (of sows) on heat, in oestrus

Inflection

Inflection of berig
uninflected berig
inflected berige
comparative
positive
predicative/adverbial berig
indefinite m./f. sing. berige
n. sing. berig
plural berige
definite berige
partitive berigs

Coordinate terms

  • (of cows) buls
  • (of larger mammals) bronstig
  • (of mares) hengstig
  • (of animals and people) hitsig, ritsig, rits
  • (of cats) krols
  • (of bitches) loops
  • (of livestock) tochtig

North Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian berch.

Noun

berig m (plural berger)

  1. (Föhr-Amrum) mountain
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