| Language | Gloss |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | beer |
| Catalan | ós |
| Danish | bjørn |
| Dutch | beer |
| English | bear |
| Finnish | karhu |
| German | Bär |
| Modern Greek | αρκούδα |
| Modern Hebrew | dov |
| Hungarian | medve |
| Icelandic | björn |
| Irish | béar |
| Italian | orso |
| Lithuanian | meška |
| Moselle Franconian | Bier |
| Maltese | ors |
| Polish | niedźwiedź |
| Russian | медведь |
| Serbian Standard | medved |
| Slovak | medveď |
| Southern African English | bear |
| Spanish | oso |
| Swedish | björn |
| Turkish | ayı |
| Xhosa | ibhere |