μπίρα

Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Venetan bira (“beer”),[1] from Old High German bior (“beer”), or borrowed from Italian birra,[2] which replaced cervogia.[3] from German Bier.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbira/
  • Hyphenation: μπί‧ρα

Noun

μπίρα • (bíra) f (plural μπίρες)

  1. beer, ale

Usage notes

  • μπίρα (bíra) is etymologically the correct spelling, nevertheless μπύρα (býra) is the most popular.

Declension

Declension of μπίρα
singular plural
nominative μπίρα (bíra) μπίρες (bíres)
genitive μπίρας (bíras) μπιρών (birón)
accusative μπίρα (bíra) μπίρες (bíres)
vocative μπίρα (bíra) μπίρες (bíres)

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Derived terms

References

  1. ^ μπίρα, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
  2. ^ μπίρα - Charalambakis, Chistoforos et al. (2014) Χρηστικό λεξικό της νεοελληνικής γλώσσας (Christikó lexikó tis neoellenikís glóssas) [A Practical Dictionary of Modern Greek] (in Greek) Athens: Academy of Athens. (online since 2023 - abbreviations - symbols)
  3. ^ μπίρα - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre

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