berek

berek

1. ergative plural of bera

berek

1. ergative plural of bera

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɛrɛk]

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• Hyphenation: be‧rek
• Rhymes: -ɛk

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)

• berek in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
• berek in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (’A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2023)

Uncertain. Some scholars claim it may be a form of a dialectal word berek which meant short, stocky, sturdy horse[1].

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛ.rɛk/

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• Rhymes: -ɛrɛk
• Syllabification: be‧rek

berek m anim

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!

• berek in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• berek in Polish dictionaries at PWN