"bereu" meaning in All languages combined

See bereu on Wiktionary

Noun [Middle Welsh]

Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], bereu [error-unrecognized-form], uereu [soft], vereu [soft], mereu [error-unrecognized-form]
Etymology: From ber (“spear, skewer”) + -eu Etymology templates: {{affix|wlm|ber|-eu|gloss1=spear, skewer}} ber (“spear, skewer”) + -eu Head templates: {{head|wlm|noun}} bereu
  1. plural of ber Tags: form-of, plural Form of: ber
    Sense id: en-bereu-wlm-noun-1~1eKahn Categories (other): Middle Welsh entries with incorrect language header, Middle Welsh terms suffixed with -eu, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 78 5 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 92 2 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 2 5 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 88 3 9

Noun [Swahili]

Audio: Sw-ke-bereu.flac [Kenya] Forms: bereu [class-x, plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Portuguese breu. Etymology templates: {{ety|sw|:bor|pt:breu<ref:<span class="cited-source">Johnson, Frederick (<span class="None" lang="und">1939), <cite>A Standard Swahili-English Dictionary</cite>, Oxford University Press, <small>→ISBN</small>, page 33</span></span> !!! <span class="cited-source">Baldi, Sergio (16 October 2023), <cite>Dictionary of Portuguese Loanwords in the Languages of Sub-Saharan Africa</cite> (Brill's Studies in Language, Cognition and Culture; <span class="None" lang="und">40), Leiden: Brill, <small>→DOI</small>, <small>→ISBN</small>, page 130 Nr. 206</span></span>>|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Portuguese", "term" : "breu", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "pt" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Swahili", "term" : "bereu", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "sw" }" data-lang="sw" data-title="bereu"> Borrowed from Portuguese breu. Head templates: {{sw-noun|n}} bereu class IX (plural bereu class X)
  1. tar, pitch Tags: class-ix
    Sense id: en-bereu-sw-noun-Mls-Dl9Q Categories (other): Swahili entries with etymon Disambiguation of Swahili entries with etymon: 47 53
  2. (nautical) oil to caulk vessels Tags: class-ix
    Sense id: en-bereu-sw-noun-JMXxP3~J Categories (other): Nautical, Swahili entries referencing missing etymons, Swahili entries with etymology texts, Swahili entries with etymon, Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries referencing missing etymons: 24 76 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with etymology texts: 23 77 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with etymon: 47 53 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 16 84 Topics: nautical, transport

Inflected forms

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Download raw JSONL data for bereu meaning in All languages combined (3.7kB)

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