зубър

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈzubɐr]
  • Audio:(file)

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Russian зубр (zubr).

Noun

зу́бър • (zúbǎrm

  1. Bison bonasus, the European bison (wisent); known also by the name "zubr"
Declension
Declension of зу́бър
singular plural
indefinite зу́бър
zúbǎr
зу́бри
zúbri
definite
(subject form)
зу́бърът
zúbǎrǎt
зу́брите
zúbrite
definite
(object form)
зу́бъра
zúbǎra
count form зу́бъра
zúbǎra

Etymology 2

Derived from Russian зубри́ть (zubrítʹ, to cram, to learn by rote).

Noun

зу́бър • (zúbǎr)

  1. (colloquial) nerd, crammer (someone who studies hard, usually by rote, for an examination)
Declension
Declension of зу́бър
singular plural
indefinite зу́бър
zúbǎr
зу́бри
zúbri
definite
(subject form)
зу́бърът
zúbǎrǎt
зу́брите
zúbrite
definite
(object form)
зу́бъра
zúbǎra
count form зу́бъра
zúbǎra

References

  • зубър”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • зубър”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010