betri

Faroese

Etymology

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

Adjective

betri

1. better. comparative degree of góður

Icelandic

Etymology

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

Adjective

betri

1. better (comparative of góður)

Anagrams

• Breti

Old Norse

Etymology

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

betri

1. better, comparative degree of góðr

Declension

    Comparative 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

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

References

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

Swahili

Alternative forms

• beteri

Etymology

Borrowed from English battery.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

betri class IX (plural betri class X)

1. battery (device storing electricity)

Further reading

• betri in Swahili Oxford Living Dictionaries, Oxford University Press

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English battery.

Noun

betri

1. battery (clarification of this definition is needed)