bobr

See also: Bobr, bóbr, and Bóbr

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech bobr, from Proto-Slavic *bobrъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *bebrus, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰébʰrus.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

bobr m anim (relational adjective bobří or bobrový, diminutive bobřík)

  1. beaver
  2. beaver fur, castorette
  3. garbage truck
  4. (derogatory) beaver (genital area or a woman)

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Further reading

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bobrъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *bebrus, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰébʰrus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɔbr/
  • Rhymes: -ɔbr
  • Syllabification: bobr

Noun

bobr m anim

  1. beaver

Declension

Further reading

  • Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “bobr”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
  • Starosta, Manfred (1999) “bobr”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

Old Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bobrъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *bebrus, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰébʰrus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈbobr̩/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈbobr̩/

Noun

bobr m animal

  1. beaver

Declension

Descendants

  • Czech: bobr

Further reading