bere-
See also: Appendix:Variations of "bere"
Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From beer (“bear”) + -e-. Words formed with this prefix thus have a connotation of “like a bear”; e.g. beresterk can be interpreted as meaning “strong as a bear”. The prefix however is used beyond contexts where this comparison makes obvious sense, e.g. berekoud (literally “as cold as a bear”), bere-interessant (literally “as interesting as a bear”) and beregeil (literally “as horny as a bear”) have no immediately obvious relation to the animal anymore.
Pronunciation
[edit]Prefix
[edit]bere-
- (informal) Intensifying adjectival prefix.
- Beresnel ― Super fast.
- Beresterk ― Super strong.