barri

See also: Barri, barrí, and barrì

Afar

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic بَرِّيّ (barriyy, wild).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbarːi/ [ˈbʌrːɪ]
  • Hyphenation: bar‧ri

Noun

bárri m (plural barritté f)

  1. wilderness
  2. dry land
  3. (Southern dialects) fertile or productive place

Declension

Declension of bárri
absolutive bárri
predicative bárri
subjective barrí
genitive barrí
Postpositioned forms
l-case bárril
k-case bárrik
t-case bárrit
h-case bárrih

References

  • E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “bàrri”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
  • Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)[1], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)

Basque

Etymology

Compare txarri (from txerri) and garri (from gerri).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bari/ [ba.ri]
  • Rhymes: -ari, -i
  • Hyphenation: ba‧rri

Noun

barri inan

  1. (Biscayan) alternative form of berri (new)


Adjective

barri (comparative barriago, superlative barrien, excessive barriegi)

  1. (Biscayan) alternative form of berri (new)
    Antonym: zahar


Derived terms

  • barriro (again)
  • barritu (renew)

Further reading

  • barri”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Catalan

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic بَرِّي (barri, exterior), referring to the outer, surrounding or less civilized or urbanized parts of a city, from classical Arabic بَرِيّ (bariyy, wild). Compare Spanish barrio and Occitan barri.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈba.ri]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

barri m (plural barris)

  1. (of a manor) courtyard
    Synonym: lliça
  2. (of a municipality) district, neighbourhood, quarter
    el barri Gòtic
    the Gothic Quarter
Derived terms
Further reading

Etymology 2

Verb

barri

  1. inflection of barrar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

French

Pronunciation

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Participle

barri (feminine barrie, masculine plural barris, feminine plural barries)

  1. past participle of barrir

Italian

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

barri m pl

  1. plural of barro

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

barri

  1. inflection of barrare:
    1. second-person singular present indicative
    2. first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
    3. third-person singular imperative

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology 1

Noun

barrī

  1. inflection of barrus:
    1. nominative/vocative plural
    2. genitive singular

Etymology 2

Verb

barrī

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of barriō

Maltese

Root
b-r-r
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic بَرِّيّ (barriyy).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbar.rɪ/

Adjective

barri (feminine singular barrija, plural barrin)

  1. rural, wild

Noun

barri m (plural barrin)

  1. bull
  2. (figuratively) strong

Occitan

Etymology

Compare Catalan barri.

Pronunciation

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Noun

barri m (plural barris)

  1. outskirts (of a city)
  2. rampart, suburbs

Further reading