"bere-" meaning in All languages combined

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Prefix [Dutch]

IPA: /ˈbeː.rə/, [ˈbɪː.rə] Audio: Nl-bere-.ogg
Etymology: From beer (“bear”) + -e-. Words formed with this prefix thus have a connotation of “like a bear”; e.g. beresterk can be interpreted as meaning “strong as a bear”. The prefix however is used beyond contexts where this comparison makes obvious sense, e.g. berekoud (literally “as cold as a bear”), bere-interessant (literally “as interesting as a bear”) and beregeil (literally “as horny as a bear”) have no immediately obvious relation to the animal anymore. Etymology templates: {{af|nl|beer|-e-|t1=bear}} beer (“bear”) + -e-, {{m|nl|beresterk}} beresterk, {{m|nl|berekoud|lit=as cold as a bear}} berekoud (literally “as cold as a bear”), {{m|nl|bere-interessant|lit=as interesting as a bear}} bere-interessant (literally “as interesting as a bear”), {{m|nl|beregeil|lit=as horny as a bear}} beregeil (literally “as horny as a bear”) Head templates: {{head|nl|prefix}} bere-
  1. (informal) Intensifying adjectival prefix. Tags: informal, morpheme
    Sense id: en-bere--nl-prefix-VIrQ0DU8 Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Dutch terms interfixed with -e-

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