berek

See also: Berek and bérek

Basque

Etymology 1

Determiner

berek

1. ergative plural of bera

Etymology 2

Adjective

berek

1. ergative plural of bera

Hungarian

Etymology

There are two theories regarding this word's origin:

• from Proto-Finno-Ugric *perɜ (“mud, marsh”); compare Komi-Zyrian переб (pereb, “banks of a forest river, covered in moss”) and Udmurt пера (pera, “soft, black mud; damp, muddy place”)
• borrowed from a Slavic language, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *bergъ (“bank, shore”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɛrɛk]

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: be‧rek
• Rhymes: -ɛk

Noun

berek (plural berkek)

1. (literary) grove

   Synonyms: csalit, liget

2. marsh with groves

   Synonyms: ingovány, láp, mocsár, (approximately) zsombék

3. (in the plural, also in compounds) circle (a specific group of persons; especially one who shares a common interest)

Declension

Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	berek	berkek
accusative	berket	berkeket
dative	bereknek	berkeknek
instrumental	berekkel	berkekkel
causal-final	berekért	berkekért
translative	berekké	berkekké
terminative	berekig	berkekig
essive-formal	berekként	berkekként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	berekben	berkekben
superessive	berken	berkeken
adessive	bereknél	berkeknél
illative	berekbe	berkekbe
sublative	berekre	berkekre
allative	berekhez	berkekhez
elative	berekből	berkekből
delative	berekről	berkekről
ablative	berektől	berkektől
non-attributive possessive – singular	bereké	berkeké
non-attributive possessive – plural	berekéi	berkekéi

Possessive forms of berek

possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	berkem	berkeim
2nd person sing.	berked	berkeid
3rd person sing.	berke	berkei
1st person plural	berkünk	berkeink
2nd person plural	berketek	berkeitek
3rd person plural	berkük	berkeik

Further reading

• berek in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
• berek in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2026).

Malay

Etymology

From English barrack.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈberek/ [ˈbe.reʔ]
• Hyphenation: bé‧rék

Noun

bérék (Jawi spelling بيريک, plural berek-berek)

1. barracks

   Synonym: tangsi

Alternative forms

• barak (Indonesian)

Further reading

• "berek" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "berek" at PRPM first version)

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛ.rɛk/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɛrɛk
• Syllabification: be‧rek

Etymology 1

Uncertain. Some scholars claim it may be a form of a dialectal word berek which meant short, stocky, sturdy horse.

Noun

berek m animal

1. tag (children's game)

   bawić się/grać w berka ― to play tag

2. it (the person who must chase others in the game of tag)

   Jesteś berkiem! ― You're it!

Declension

Declension of berek

	singular	plural
nominative	berek	berki
genitive	berka	berków
dative	berkowi	berkom
accusative	berka	berki
instrumental	berkiem	berkami
locative	berku	berkach
vocative	berku	berki

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

berek f

1. genitive plural of bereka

Further reading

• “berek”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “berek”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)