bobr
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)
- beaver
- beaver fur, castorette
- garbage truck
- (derogatory) beaver (genital area or a woman)
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- “bobr”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “bobr”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “bobr”, in Akademický slovník současné češtiny, 2012–2025, slovnikcestiny.cz
- “bobr”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025
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
Declension
Declension of bobr
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
Noun
bobr m animal
Declension
Declension of bobr (hard o-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | bobr | bobry | bobři, bobrové |
| genitive | bobra, bobru | bobrú | bobróv |
| dative | bobru, bobrovi | bobroma | bobróm |
| accusative | bobr, bobra | bobry | bobry |
| vocative | bobře | bobry | bobři, bobrové |
| locative | bobřě, bobru, bobrovi | bobrú | bobřiech |
| instrumental | bobrem | bobroma | bobry |
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.
Descendants
- Czech: bobr
Further reading
- Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “bobr”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění