| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Standard | Indonesian |
| Afrikaans | beer |
|---|---|
| Albanian | ari |
| Catalan | ós |
| Czech | medvěd |
| Danish | bjørn |
| Dutch | beer |
| English | bear |
| English (Old English) | bera |
| Esperanto | urso |
| Faeroese | bjørn |
| Finnish | karhu |
| French | ours |
| German | Bär |
| Greek | αρκούδα |
| Hungarian | medve |
| Icelandic | björn |
| Italian | orso |
| Latin | ursus; ursinus |
| Low German | bear |
| Norwegian | bjørn |
| Papiamento | ber |
| Polish | niedźwiedź |
| Portuguese | urso |
| Russian | медведь |
| Saterland Frisian | Boare |
| Spanish | oso |
| Swahili | dubu |
| Swedish | björn |
| Thai | หมี |
| Turkish | ayı |
| Welsh | arth |
| West Frisian | bear |
| Yiddish | בער |