berig

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See also: bérig

Afrikaans

Etymology 1

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

Noun

berig (plural berigte, diminutive beriggie)

article, report

Synonyms

verslag

Derived terms

Etymology 2

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

Verb

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

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)

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

bärj (Mooring)
Bārig (Sylt)

Etymology

From Old Frisian berch.

Noun

berig m (plural berger)

(Föhr-Amrum) mountain