Bear

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Table of contents

1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Homophones 1.3 Etymology 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Translations 1.4.2 Related terms 1.5 Adjective 1.5.1 See also 1.6 Etymology 1.7 Transitive verb 1.7.1 Translations 1.7.2 See also 1.8 Transitive verb 1.8.1 Translations 1.8.2 Related terms 2 Frisian 2.1 Noun

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /beə(r)/
• SAMPA: /be@(r)/

Homophones

• bare

Etymology

From Middle English bere from Old English bera; related to Old English brun meaning brown.

Noun

bear (plural bears)

1. A large carnivorous mammal, related to the dog and racoon, having shaggy hair, very small tails and flat feet.
2. An informal name for various animals that resemble a bear, such as a koala or panda.
3. (finance) An investor who sells in anticipation of falling prices.
4. A problem that is very difficult to solve.
5. (Slang) A large hairy man, especially one who is gay.

Translations

large mammal

Albanian: ari m, ariu Arabic: دبّ Aragonese: onso m Basque: hartz Belarusian: мядзведзь Bosnian: medvjed m, medvjedica f Breton: arzh m -ed pl Bulgarian: мечка f Catalan: ós m Chinese: 熊 (xiong), 魋 Chumash (Inezeño): xus Czech: medvěd m Danish: bjørn Dutch: beer m, berin f Esperanto: urso Estonian: karu Faroese: bjørn Finnish: karhu, otso (poetic), mesikämmen (poetic) French: ours m Frisian: bear Friulian: ors Galician: oso German: Bär m Greek, Ancient: [[ ]] (arktos) Greek, Modern: αρκούδα καστανή Hebrew: דוב m Hungarian: medve Icelandic: björn Indonesian: beruang Interlingua: urso Inuktitut: nanuk

Irish: béar donn Italian: orso m Japanese: 熊 (くま, kuma) Ladin: lors Latin: ursus m, ursa f Latvian: lācis Lithuanian: lokys, meškà Macedonian: мечка (mečka) Maltese: ors m Mongolian: баавгай (baavgai) Norwegian: bjørn Occitan: ors Polish: niedźwiedź m, miś m (colloquial) Portuguese: urso Romanian: urs Romansh: urs Romany: rish m, rishni f Russian: медведь (medved') Sami: guovža Sardinian: ursu, ùssulu Scottish: mathan Serbian: медвед (medved) Slovak: medveď m Slovene: medved m, medvedka f Spanish: oso m Swedish: björn c Turkish: ayı Ukrainian: ведмідь (vedmid') Volapük: ber Welsh: arth

animal resembling a bear

Finnish: karhu

investor

Finnish: pörssikeinottelija French: baissier m

German: Baissier m

difficult problem

large hairy man

Finnish: karhu, nalle French: ours m

To be checked and entered into appropriate table(s) (numbering could be wrong):

• Bulgarian: борсов спекулант m (2), проблем m (3)
• Swedish: björn c (4)

Related terms

• bear grass
• bear hug
• bear market
• black bear
• brown bear
• Great Bear
• grizzly bear
• koala bear
• kodiak bear
• Little Bear
• panda bear
• polar bear
• teddy bear

Adjective

bear

1. (finance) A market in which prices are falling.

See also

• bull

Etymology

From Middle English beren meaning carry and bring forth. The Old English root beran is related to Old High German beran meaning carry, Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌽 (baíran), Latin ferre, and Greek φέρειν (pherein). These derive from the Proto-Indo European root *bher.

Transitive verb

bear, past tense bore, past participle borne

1. Carry (something).
2. Be equipped (with something).

   the right to bear arms

3. Declare (testimony).

   The jury could see he was bearing false witness

4. Put up with (something).

Translations

carry

Finnish: kantaa French: porter

Italian: portare Swedish: bära

be equipped

Finnish: kantaa French: porter (1, 2)

Italian: portare Swedish: bära

declare

Finnish: todistaa (bear testimony), antaa todistus (bear testimony)

Swedish: (to) bear testimony (att) vittna

put up with

Finnish: kestää French: supporter (4)

Italian: supportare

To check and enter into appropriate table(s) (numbering could be wrong):

• Bulgarian: нося (1)
• Dutch: dragen (1, 4), ondergaan ( ), afleggen (3), torsen (4)
• Finnish: kantaa (1, 4), kannattaa (4)
• Indonesian: menunjukkan, membawa, bersaksi, memberikan kesaksian
• Latin: ferre
• Polish: nosić (1, 2), składać (3), unieść (4)
• Swedish: äga, ha (2); tåla, uthärda (4)
• Spanish: llevar (1), portar (2), atestiguar (3)

See also

• bear down
• bear down on
• bear out
• bear up

Transitive verb

bear, past tense bore, past participle born

1. Give birth to (someone or something)
2. Produce or yield (fruit)

Translations

give birth to

Finnish: synnyttää

produce

Finnish: tuottaa, kantaa

To check and then enter into the appropriate table(s) (numbering could be wrong)

• Bulgarian: раждам (1)
• Czech: porodit
• Dutch: dragen (2), baren (1)
• Indonesian: melahirkan, membuahkan (2), menghasilkan (2)
• Esperanto: naskigi
• Polish: urodzić
• Slovak: porodiť
• Swedish: föda (1), bära (2)

Related terms

• bear fruit

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Frisian

Noun

bear

1. Bear