beri

See also: Appendix:Variations of "beri"

Basque

Noun

beri

  1. dative indefinite of be

Faroese

Verb

beri

  1. first-person singular present of bera

Iberian

Etymology

Unambiguously connected to Proto-Basque *beRi (new), compare Basque berri and Aquitanian *berri, possibly a direct borrowing

Adjective

beri

  1. new
    Tas beŕi un erna bor aka u
    The importance of a new help
  2. recent
  3. first-time
    Tigirs beŕi
    First-time pregnant

References

  • Villamor, Fernando (2020) A basic dictionary and grammar of the Iberian language

Icelandic

Etymology 1

Noun

beri m (genitive singular bera, nominative plural berar)

  1. bearer, carrier (usually in compounds)
    bréf (letter (mail)) + ‎beri → ‎bréfberi (mailman, letter carrier)
    boð (message) + ‎beri → ‎boðberi (messenger, harbinger)
Declension
Declension of beri (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative beri berinn berar berarnir
accusative bera berann bera berana
dative bera beranum berum berunum
genitive bera berans bera beranna

Etymology 2

Noun

beri n

  1. indefinite dative singular of ber

Etymology 3

Verb

beri

  1. first-person singular active present subjunctive of bera
  2. third-person singular active present subjunctive of bera
  3. third-person plural active present subjunctive of bera

Indonesian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay beri, from Proto-Malayic *bəri, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəʀay, from Proto-Austronesian *bəʀay.

Pronunciation

Verb

bêri (active memberi, passive diberi)

  1. (chiefly formal or dialectal) to give
    Synonyms: berikan, (colloquial) kasih
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English berry, from Middle English berye, from Old English berġe, from Proto-West Germanic *baʀi, from Proto-Germanic *bazją.

Pronunciation

Noun

beri (plural beri)

  1. berry (a small succulent fruit, of any one of many varieties)
  2. (botany) berry (a soft fruit which develops from a single ovary and contains seeds not encased in pits)

References

  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*beRay”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Further reading

Latin

Pronunciation

Adjective

bērī

  1. inflection of bērus:
    1. nominative/vocative masculine plural
    2. genitive masculine/neuter singular

Malay

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *bəri, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəʀay, from Proto-Austronesian *bəʀay (to give).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈri/ [bəˈri]
    • Audio (Malaysia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -i
  • Hyphenation: be‧ri

Verb

beri (Jawi spelling بري, formal active memberi, 3rd person passive diberi)

  1. (ditransitive, transitive) To give.[1]
    Synonyms: bagi, kasih
    Adam memberi adiknya duit belanja.
    Adam gives his little sibling pocket money.
  2. (informal, transitive) To allow, to let.
    Synonyms: bagi, kasih
    Jangan beri dia masuk!
    Don't let him enter!
  3. (ditransitive, transitive) To cause.
    Synonyms: bagi, kasih
  4. (transitive) To show.
    Synonyms: bagi, kasih
  5. (informal, transitive) To hit.
    Synonyms: bagi, kasih, pukul, palu
Usage notes
  1. ^ The Malay dictionary, Kamus Dewan differentiates between beri and berikan in a way whereby the former should only be followed by an indirect object while the latter should only be followed by a direct object, but this distinction is rarely followed.
Derived terms
Compounds
  • beri bahagian
  • beri bertenggang
  • beri hati
  • beri hormat / beri salam / beri selamat
  • beri izin
  • beri muka
  • beri telinga
Descendants
  • Indonesian: beri

Adjective

beri (Jawi spelling بري)

  1. Able to be bended; elastic.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English berry, from Middle English berye, from Old English berġe, from Proto-West Germanic *baʀi, from Proto-Germanic *bazją.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈberi/ [ˈbe.ri]
  • Rhymes: -eri
  • Hyphenation: be‧ri

Noun

beri (Jawi spelling بيري, plural beri-beri)

  1. A berry:
    1. A small succulent fruit, of any one of many varieties.
    2. (botany) A soft fruit which develops from a single ovary and contains seeds not encased in pits.

References

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *baʀi, see also Old English berġe, Old Norse ber.

Noun

beri n

  1. (botany) A berry

Descendants

Old Norse

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

beri

  1. positive degree weak masculine nominative singular of berr (bare)

Noun

beri

  1. indefinite dative singular of ber (berry)

Verb

beri

  1. third-person present subjunctive active of bera (to carry)
  2. third-person present subjunctive active of bera (to make bare)
  3. third-person present subjunctive active of berja (to beat)

Romanian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [berʲ]

Noun

beri f pl

  1. plural of bere

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From English bury.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /beɾi/, [bɪ̞ɾi], [be̝ɾi]

Noun

beri

  1. burial, funeral

Verb

beri

  1. to bury

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from English berry.

Pronunciation

Noun

beri class IX (plural beri class X)

  1. berry

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish بری (beri, berü), from Old Anatolian Turkish برو (berü), from Proto-Turkic *bērü. Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰋𐰃𐰼𐰏𐰼𐰇 (b²ir²gr²ü /⁠bérgerü, birigerü⁠/, since, towards here, southward). Compare ileri (forward), geri (backward), dışarı (outside).

Cognate to Gagauz beeri, Turkmen bäri, Azerbaijani bəri.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /beˈɾi/

Postposition

beri (+ ablative)

  1. since
    Antonym: kadar
    1993'ten beri burada çalışıyorum.
    I have been working here since 1993.
    Sen doğduğundan beri burada yaşıyoruz.
    We have been living here since you were born

Adverb

beri

  1. onwards

Declension

Declension of beri
singular plural
nominative beri beriler
definite accusative beriyi berileri
dative beriye berilere
locative beride berilerde
ablative beriden berilerden
genitive berinin berilerin

See also

Further reading

  • beri”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu

Vietnamese

Chemical element
Be
Previous: liti (Li)
Next: bo (B)

Alternative forms

Etymology

Ultimately from New Latin beryllium.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓɛ˧˧ ɹi˧˧] ~ [ʔɓɛ˧˧ zi˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓɛ˧˧ ɹɪj˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓɛ˧˧ ɹɪj˧˧]
  • Phonetic spelling: be Ri

Noun

beri

  1. beryllium

Welsh

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English berry.

Noun

beri m (plural beris)

  1. berry
    Synonyms: aeronen, maconen, eirinen

Etymology 2

Noun

beri m (plural berion)

  1. alternative form of bery (bird of prey)

Etymology 3

Noun

beri

  1. plural of bêr (skewer)

Mutation

Mutated forms of beri
radical soft nasal aspirate
beri feri meri unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Etymology 4

Verb

beri

  1. soft mutation of peri (to induce)

Mutation

Mutated forms of peri
radical soft nasal aspirate
peri beri mheri pheri

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “beri”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies