Beere

See also: beere, bẹẹrẹ, bɛɛre, and bɛɛrɛ

English

Proper noun

Beere

1. A surname.

German

Etymology

From Middle High German ber (n, sometimes f), from Old High German beri, from Proto-Germanic *bazją n. The feminine singular in -e is probably derived from a plural; it is of mainly northern origin (reinforced by Middle Low German bēre f). Cognate with English berry and eventually Dutch bes.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbeːʁə/

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Noun

Beere f (genitive Beere, plural Beeren)

1. berry

Usage notes

• Compounds use the stem Beeren- with the simplex (e.g. Beerensammler), but otherwise they use the stem Beer- (e.g. Erdbeerkuchen).

Declension

Declension of Beere [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Beere	die	Beeren
genitive	einer	der	Beere	der	Beeren
dative	einer	der	Beere	den	Beeren
accusative	eine	die	Beere	die	Beeren

Derived terms

• beerenartig
• beerenförmig
• beerenlos
• Beerensammler
• Blaubeere
• Brombeere
• Erdbeere
• Heidelbeere
• Himbeere
• Holunderbeere
• Honigbeere
• Johannisbeere
• Krähenbeere
• Lorbeer
• Maulbeere
• Moorbeere
• Moosbeere
• Preiselbeere
• Stachelbeere
• Vogelbeere
• Wacholderbeere
• Weinbeere
• Zehenbeere

 

Further reading

• “Beere” in Duden online
• “Beere” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hunsrik

Noun

Beere

1. plural of Beer

Pennsylvania German

Noun

Beere

1. plural of Beer

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian bēre, from Proto-West Germanic *bāru, from Proto-Germanic *bērō. Cognate with English bier.

Noun

Beere f

1. bier; stretcher