berra

See also: Berra, berrà, and bérra

English

Verb

berra

1. (informal, representing northern pronunciation) had better.

   We berra gerrout! ("We'd better get out!")

See also

• birra
• gerra
• gorra
• lorra
• norra
• worra

Anagrams

• Barre, Raber, aberr, arber, barer, barre, rebar

Albanian

Noun

berra

1. indefinite nominative/accusative plural of berr

Galician

Verb

berra

1. inflection of berrar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From berr (“bare”).

Noun

berra f (definite singular berra, indefinite plural berrer or berror, definite plural berrene or berrone)

1. definite singular of berre
2. (pre-2012) alternative form of berre

Etymology 2

From Old Norse bera (“to make bare”).

Alternative forms

• berre (split and e infinitives)

Verb

berra (present tense berrar, past tense berra, past participle berra, passive infinitive berrast, present participle berrande, imperative berra/berr)

1. (transitive) to make bare
2. (intransitive) to be bare

References

• “berra” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbʲe.ra/

Adjective

berra

1. inflection of berr:
   1. nominative plural feminine/neuter
   2. vocative/accusative plural all genders

Mutation

Mutation of berra

radical	lenition	nasalization
berra	berra pronounced with /βʲ-/	mberra

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Old Norse

Adjective

berra

1. strong genitive plural of berr

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbɛ.ʁɐ/ [ˈbɛ.hɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbɛ.ʁɐ/ [ˈbɛ.hɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈbɛ.ʁɐ/ [ˈbɛ.χɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbɛ.ʁa/ [ˈbɛ.ha]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbɛ.ʁɐ/

• Hyphenation: ber‧ra

Etymology 1

Deverbal from berrar (“to scream”).

Noun

berra f (plural berras)

1. screaming

   Synonym: berração

2. heat (condition where a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile)

   Synonym: cio

3. fashion

   Synonym: moda

   Uma nova banda muito na berra.

   A new fashionable band.

Etymology 2

Verb

berra

1. inflection of berrar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “berra”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “berra”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025