betri

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Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse betri, from Proto-Germanic *batizô.

Adjective

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betri

  1. better. comparative degree of góður

Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse betri, from Proto-Germanic *batizô.

Adjective

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betri

  1. better (comparative of góður)

Anagrams

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *batizô. Compare Old English betera (English better), Old Frisian betera (West Frisian better), Old Saxon betiro (Low German beter), Dutch beter, Old High German bezziro (German besser), Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐍄𐌹𐌶𐌰 (batiza).

Adjective

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betri

  1. better, comparative degree of góðr

Declension

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    Declension of betri
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative betri betri betra
accusative betra betri betra
dative betra betri betra
genitive betra betri betra
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative betri betri betri
accusative betri betri betri
dative betrum betrum betrum
genitive betri betri betri

Descendants

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  • Icelandic: betri
  • Faroese: betri
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: betre
  • Norwegian: bere, bære, beire (dialectal)
  • Old Swedish: bætre, bættre
  • Danish: bedre

References

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  • “betri”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Swahili

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Swahili Wikipedia has an article on:
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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English battery.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

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betri (n class, plural betri)

  1. battery (device storing electricity)

References

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  1. ^ Batibo, Herman M. (1994) “Does Kiswahili have diphthongs: interpreting foreign sounds in African languages”, in South African Journal of African Languages‎[1], volume 14, number 4, →DOI, page 183 of 180-186

Further reading

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  • betri in Swahili Oxford Living Dictionaries, Oxford University Press

Tok Pisin

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Etymology

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From English battery.

Noun

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betri

  1. battery (clarification of this definition is needed)
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