English

Alternative forms

• bair, bear, bér, bèr, bër, bher, bir

Noun

ber ‎(plural ber)

1. Jujube.

References

• ber listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd ed., 1989] (paywall)

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *bōr-, from Proto-Indo-European *bhōrs-, from root *bhrs ‎(“point, tip bolt”). Cognate to Old Irish barr ‎(“point”).^[1]

Noun

ber m (indefinite plural berë, definite singular beri, definite plural berët)

1. bow; arc, arch
2. arrow
3. javelin, lance
4. European whipsnake (Coluber jugularis)

Derived terms

• beronjë

Related terms

• ylber, bërryl

References

1. ↑ Albanische Etymologien (Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz), Bardhyl Demiraj, Leiden Studies in Indo-European 7; Amsterdam - Atlanta 1997, p.95

Elfdalian

Adjective

ber

1. bare, uncovered

Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Faroese

Etymology 1

From Old Norse ber, from Proto-Germanic *basja-, *bazja-.

Noun

ber n (genitive singular bers, plural ber)

1. berry

Declension

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Conjugated form.

Verb

ber

1. inflection of bera:
   1. third-person singular present
   2. second-person singular imperative

Derived terms

• tað ber ikki til ‎(“this is impossible”)

French

Noun

ber m ‎(plural bers)

1. (nautical) A cradle that holds a ship before and during its launch

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɛːr/
• Rhymes: -ɛːr

Etymology 1

From Old Norse berr, from Proto-Germanic *bazaz.

Adjective

ber ‎(comparative berari, superlative berastur)

1. bare
2. bare, naked
3. uncovered
4. discovered

   Hann varð ber að lygi.‎

   He was caught lying.

Inflection

Derived terms

• allsber
• berrassaður
• ber er hver að baki, nema sér bróður eigi

Etymology 2

From Old Norse ber, from Proto-Germanic *basja-, *bazja-.

Noun

ber n ‎(genitive singular bers, nominative plural ber)

1. berry

Declension

Derived terms

Lojban

Rafsi

ber

1. rafsi of berti.

Mirandese

Verb

ber

1. to see

Related terms

• besible
• bison
• bista

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

ber

1. present tense of be

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

ber

1. present tense of bera and bere
2. imperative of bera and bere
3. present tense of be

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *bērō, whence also Old High German bāra.

Noun

bēr f

1. bier; a litter to transport dead people

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Old French

Noun

ber m

1. nominative singular of baron

Old Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʲer/

Verb

·ber

1. first-person singular present subjunctive conjunct of beirid

Mutation

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *basją, *bazją, whence also Old English beriġe, Old High German beri, Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐍃𐌹 ‎(basi).

Noun

ber n

1. berry

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

References

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

Swedish

Verb

ber

1. present tense of be.

Tatar

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bīr ‎(“one”).

Numeral

ber ‎(Cyrillic spelling бер)

1. (cardinal) one

Volapük

Etymology

Borrowing from English bear (Ursidae).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [beɾ]

Noun

ber ‎(plural bers)

1. (male or female) bear (ursid)

Declension

Derived terms

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛr/

Adjective

ber

1. feminine singular of byr

Mutation

Yola

Verb

ber

1. to bear, to carry