Faroese

Adjective

betri

1. better. comparative degree of góður

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse betri, from Proto-Germanic *batizô.

Adjective

betri

better

Anagrams

• Breti

Lojban

Etymology

In Lojbanized spelling.

• Chinese: bei — 悲 (bēi)
• English: trajik — tragic
• Spanish: traxik — trágico
• Russian: tragicn — трагичный (tragičnyj)
• Arabic: trajidi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbetri/

Gismu

betri ‎(rafsi bet)

1. tragedy; x₁ is a tragedy/disaster/tragic for x₂

See also

• badri
• binra
• morsi
• xlali

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *batizô. Compare Old English betera (English better), Old Frisian betera (West Frisian better), Old Saxon betiro (Low German beter), Dutch beter, Old High German bezziro (German besser), Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐍄𐌹𐌶𐌰 ‎(batiza).

Adjective

betri

1. better- comparative degree of góðr

Descendants

• Danish: bedre
• Faroese: betri
• Icelandic: betri
• Norwegian: bedre (Bokmål), betre (Nynorsk)
• Swedish: bättre

References

• betri in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowing from English battery.

Noun

betri (n class, plural betri)

1. battery

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English battery.

Noun

betri

1. battery