English
Etymology
Possibly borrowed from Sinhalese phrase බැරි බැරි (bæri bæri, “I cannot, I cannot”) due to weakness.
Pronunciation
Noun
beriberi (usually uncountable, plural beriberis)
- (pathology) An ailment caused by a deficiency of thiamine (vitamin B1), leading to lethargy and organ complications.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
pathology: ailment caused by deficiency of vitamin B
See also
Finnish
Etymology
From English beriberi, from Sinhalese බැරි බැරි (bæri bæri).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈberiberi/, [ˈbe̞riˌbe̞ri]
- Rhymes: -eri
- Syllabification(key): be‧ri‧be‧ri
- Hyphenation(key): be‧ri‧be‧ri
Noun
beriberi
- (pathology) beriberi
Declension
| Inflection of beriberi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
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| nominative
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beriberi
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—
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| genitive
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beriberin
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—
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| partitive
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beriberiä
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—
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| illative
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beriberiin
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—
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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beriberi
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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beriberi
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—
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| gen.
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beriberin
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| genitive
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beriberin
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—
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| partitive
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beriberiä
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—
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| inessive
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beriberissä
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—
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| elative
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beriberistä
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—
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| illative
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beriberiin
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—
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| adessive
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beriberillä
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—
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| ablative
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beriberiltä
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—
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| allative
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beriberille
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—
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| essive
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beriberinä
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—
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| translative
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beriberiksi
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—
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| abessive
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beriberittä
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—
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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See the possessive forms below.
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| first-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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beriberini
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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beriberini
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—
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| gen.
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beriberini
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| genitive
|
beriberini
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—
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| partitive
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beriberiäni
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—
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| inessive
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beriberissäni
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—
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| elative
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beriberistäni
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—
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| illative
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beriberiini
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—
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| adessive
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beriberilläni
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—
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| ablative
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beriberiltäni
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—
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| allative
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beriberilleni
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—
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| essive
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beriberinäni
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—
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| translative
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beriberikseni
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—
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| abessive
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beriberittäni
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—
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
—
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| second-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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beriberisi
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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beriberisi
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—
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| gen.
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beriberisi
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| genitive
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beriberisi
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—
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| partitive
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beriberiäsi
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—
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| inessive
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beriberissäsi
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—
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| elative
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beriberistäsi
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—
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| illative
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beriberiisi
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—
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| adessive
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beriberilläsi
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—
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| ablative
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beriberiltäsi
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—
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| allative
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beriberillesi
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—
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| essive
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beriberinäsi
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—
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| translative
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beriberiksesi
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—
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| abessive
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beriberittäsi
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—
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
—
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| first-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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beriberimme
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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beriberimme
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—
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| gen.
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beriberimme
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| genitive
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beriberimme
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—
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| partitive
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beriberiämme
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—
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| inessive
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beriberissämme
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—
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| elative
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beriberistämme
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—
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| illative
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beriberiimme
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—
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| adessive
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beriberillämme
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—
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| ablative
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beriberiltämme
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—
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| allative
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beriberillemme
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—
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| essive
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beriberinämme
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—
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| translative
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beriberiksemme
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—
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| abessive
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beriberittämme
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—
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
—
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| second-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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beriberinne
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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beriberinne
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—
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| gen.
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beriberinne
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| genitive
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beriberinne
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—
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| partitive
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beriberiänne
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—
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| inessive
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beriberissänne
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—
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| elative
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beriberistänne
|
—
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| illative
|
beriberiinne
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—
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| adessive
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beriberillänne
|
—
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| ablative
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beriberiltänne
|
—
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| allative
|
beriberillenne
|
—
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| essive
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beriberinänne
|
—
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| translative
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beriberiksenne
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—
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| abessive
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beriberittänne
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—
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
—
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| third-person possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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beriberinsä
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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beriberinsä
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—
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| gen.
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beriberinsä
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| genitive
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beriberinsä
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—
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| partitive
|
beriberiään
beriberiänsä
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—
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| inessive
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beriberissään
beriberissänsä
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—
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| elative
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beriberistään
beriberistänsä
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—
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| illative
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beriberiinsä
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—
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| adessive
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beriberillään
beriberillänsä
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—
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| ablative
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beriberiltään
beriberiltänsä
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—
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| allative
|
beriberilleen
beriberillensä
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—
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| essive
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beriberinään
beriberinänsä
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—
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| translative
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beriberikseen
beriberiksensä
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—
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| abessive
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beriberittään
beriberittänsä
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—
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
—
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Japanese
Romanization
beriberi
- Rōmaji transcription of べりべり
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Through English from Sinhalese.
Noun
beriberi m (definite singular beriberien, indefinite plural beriberier, definite plural beriberiene)
- (pathology) beriberi
References
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Through English from Sinhalese.
Noun
beriberi m (definite singular beriberien, indefinite plural beriberiar, definite plural beriberiane)
- (pathology) beriberi
References