Bär

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

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bɛːr/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: bër

Inherited from Old High German: bero

Cognate with Dutch: beer

Cognate with English: bear

Cognate with Western Frisian: bear

Cognate with Danish: bjørn

Inherited from Middle High German: bēr

Inherited from Old High German: bēr

Cognate with English: 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.

Concepts

bear

🐻

tiger

🐅

beaver

🦫

Dipper

bush

European brown bear

-able

Ursidae

selenarctos

thalarctos

ursus

bear

🐻

bears

brown bear

teddy

teddy bear

🧸

Synonyms

Meister Petz

Braunbär

Brillenbär

Ursus

Selenarctos

Thalarctos

Ursidae

Ursus arctos

Bärin

Petz

Teddybär

Fallhammer

Translations

oso

🐻

ours

🐻

orso

🐻

beer

🐻

urso

🐻

ós

ursus

🐻

ayı

🐻

αρκούδα

niedźwiedź

ors

دب

hirç

🐻

Tremarctos ornatus

ursa