English

Alternative forms

• bear

Noun

bere ‎(uncountable)

1. (chiefly Scotland) Barley, especially six-rowed barley.

Translations

Anagrams

• beer, bree

Afrikaans

Noun

bere

1. plural of beer

Basque

Pronoun

bere

1. his, her, its

Interlingue

Noun

bere

1. berry

Italian

Alternative forms

• bevere (archaic)

Etymology

From a contraction of earlier bevere, from Latin bibere, present active infinitive of bibō, from Proto-Italic *pibō, from Proto-Indo-European *píph₃eti.

Pronunciation

• enPR: bére, IPA^(key): /ˈbere/

Verb

bere

1. (transitive, intransitive) to drink

Conjugation

Related terms

Anagrams

• erbe

Latin

Adjective

bēre

1. vocative masculine singular of bērus

Middle English

Etymology

From Old English bera.

Noun

bere (plural beres)

1. bear

Descendants

• English: bear
• Scots: bere

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse bera.

Alternative forms

• bera (infinitive)

Verb

bere ‎(present tense ber, past tense bar, past participle bore, passive infinitive bori, present participle berande, imperative ber)

1. to carry, bear

   Kor langt skal eg bere dette.

   How far shall I carry this?

Derived terms

• berbar

Etymology 2

From Old Norse bera.

Alternative forms

• bera (bracket form)

Noun

bere f ‎(definite singular bera, indefinite plural berer, definite plural berene)

1. a female bear, she-bear

   Inne mellom trea kunne dei skimta ei bere.

   Between the trees, they could discern a she-bear.

Synonyms

• (female bear): binne, [binna]
• (female bear): hobjørn

References

• “bere” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *baraz. Cognate with Old Norse barr.

Noun

bere m

1. barley

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Etymology 2

Verb

bere

1. first-person singular present indicative of beran

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbe.re/

Etymology 1

Borrowing from German Bier. Influenced by the word below, meaning "action of drinking".

Noun

bere f ‎(plural beri)

1. beer

   Vrem trei beri, te rog.‎

   We want three beers, please.

Declension

Etymology 2

bea ‎(“to drink”) +‎ -re

Noun

bere f ‎(uncountable)

1. (rare) (the act of) drinking

Declension

Scots

Etymology

From Old English bere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɪə/

Noun

bere ‎(uncountable)

1. barley, especially six-rowed barley

Turkish

Etymology 1

Borrowing from French béret.

Noun

bere ‎(definite accusative bereyi, plural bereler)

1. beret

Etymology 2

From Old Turkic bertmek (to wound, to injure).

Noun

bere ‎(definite accusative bereyi, plural bereler)

1. wound, injury