bērs

See also: bers, berś, berš, bȩ̃rs, and бэрс

Latvian

Bēra ķēve

Etymology

From Proto-Baltic *bērˀas, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH-, *bʰērH- (“shiny, light brown”). Cognates include Lithuanian bėras (“bay (of horses)”), Proto-Germanic *berô (“bear”) (Old High German bëro, German Bär, English bear).[1]

Pronunciation

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Adjective

bērs (definite bērais, adverb bēri)

  1. (of horses and their hair) brown, bay
    bērs kumeļš ― brown, bay foal, colt
    bēra ķēve ― brown, bay mare

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Verb

bērs

  1. third-person singular/plural future indicative of bērt

References

  1. Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “bērs”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
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