"bernuz" meaning in All languages combined

See bernuz on Wiktionary

Noun [Proto-Germanic]

Etymology: Reanalyzed as a u-stem from *bernunz, accusative plural of *berô (“bear”). Also note *barō (“man”), *barn (“child”). Inflection templates: {{gem-decl-noun}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], bernuz [nominative, singular], birniwiz [nominative, plural], bernu [singular, vocative], birniwiz [plural, vocative], bernų [accusative, singular], bernunz [accusative, plural], bernauz [genitive, singular], birniwǫ̂ [genitive, plural], birniwi [dative, singular], bernumaz [dative, plural], bernū [instrumental, singular], bernumiz [instrumental, plural]
  1. bear Wikipedia link: Brill Publishers Tags: masculine, reconstruction Derived forms: birnijǭ
    Sense id: en-bernuz-gem-pro-noun-vJi7UOgJ Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Proto-Germanic entries with incorrect language header
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bernu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "birniwiz",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bernų",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bernunz",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bernauz",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "birniwǫ̂",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "birniwi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bernumaz",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bernū",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bernumiz",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "gem-decl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Proto-Germanic",
  "lang_code": "gem-pro",
  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/bernuz",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Proto-Germanic entries with incorrect language header",
        "Proto-Germanic lemmas",
        "Proto-Germanic masculine nouns",
        "Proto-Germanic nouns",
        "Proto-Germanic u-stem nouns",
        "gem-pro:Ursids"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "bear"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bear",
          "bear"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "reconstruction"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "Brill Publishers"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "bernuz"
}

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