Bär

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. (masculine, mixed, weak) bear (animal)
2. (masculine, mixed, weak) bear (someone or something bear-like, e.g. a sturdy man)

Name

a common surname transferred from the nickname

Sinonieme

Meister Petz

Braunbär

Brillenbär

Ursus

Selenarctos

Thalarctos

Ursidae

Ursus arctos

Bärin

Petz

Teddybär

Fallhammer

Vertalings

oso

🐻

bear

🐻

ours

🐻

orso

🐻

beer

🐻

urso

🐻

ós

ursus

🐻

ayı

🐻

αρκούδα

ors

دب

hirç

🐻

Tremarctos ornatus

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/bɛːr/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle High German: bër

Geërf van Old High German: bero

Verwante met Nederlands: beer

Verwante met Engels: bear

Verwante met Fries: bear

Verwante met Deens: bjørn

Geërf van Middle High German: bēr

Geërf van Old High German: bēr

Verwante met Engels: boar

In summary

From Middle High German bër m, Old High German bero m, from Proto-West Germanic *berō, from Proto-Germanic *berô, conventionally taken to be a taboo-avoidance term derived from the word for "brown".
Compare Dutch beer, English bear, West Frisian bear, Danish bjørn.