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)).

Noun

berr m (indefinite plural berra)

  1. sheep, goat
Derived terms

Breton

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *bɨrr, from Proto-Celtic *birros.

Adjective

berr

  1. short

Antonyms

Derived terms

  • berr-ha-berr

Cornish

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *bɨrr, from Proto-Celtic *birros.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bɛɹ]

Adjective

berr

  1. short, brief

Mutation


Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *birros.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bʲer͈/

Adjective

berr

  1. short

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
† not when substantivized

Synonyms

Antonyms

Derived terms

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
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

  • berr” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *bazaz, whence also Old English bær, Old High German bar. Cognate with Icelandic ber and Norwegian Bokmål bar.

Adjective

berr

  1. bare
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