berig

See also: bérig

Afrikaans

Etymology 1

From Dutch bericht (“message, report”), from Middle Dutch berecht.

Noun

berig (plural berigte, diminutive beriggie)

1. article, report

Synonyms

• verslag

Derived terms

• doodberig
• koerantberig
• markberig
• nuusberig
• weerberig

Etymology 2

From Dutch berichten (“to report”), from Middle Dutch berichten.

Verb

berig (present berig, present participle berigtende, past participle berig)

1. to report; to share or communicate information

   Hy berig dat daar goud in die rivier is.

   He reports that there is gold in the river.

Dutch

Etymology

From beer (“boar”) +‎ -ig.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbeː.rəx/

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• Hyphenation: be‧rig
• Rhymes: -eːrəx

Adjective

berig (not comparable)

1. on heat, in oestrus (of sows)

Declension

Declension of berig
uninflected	berig
inflected	berige
comparative	—
		positive
predicative/adverbial		berig
indefinite	m./f. sing.	berige
	n. sing.	berig
	plural	berige
definite		berige
partitive		berigs

Coordinate terms

• (of cows) buls
• (of larger mammals) bronstig
• (of mares) hengstig
• (of animals and people) hitsig, ritsig, rits
• (of cats) krols
• (of bitches) loops
• (of livestock) tochtig

North Frisian

Alternative forms

• berag (Amrum)
• beerj (Goesharde)
• beerch (Halligen)
• berri (Heligoland)
• bärj (Mooring)
• Bārig (Sylt)
• beeri (Wiedingharde)

Etymology

From Old Frisian berch, from Proto-West Germanic *berg, from Proto-Germanic *bergaz (“hill”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰos (“hill”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“to rise up, ascend”).

Noun

berig m (plural berger)

1. (Föhr) mountain