żubr

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word żubr. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word żubr, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say żubr in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word żubr you have here. The definition of the word żubr will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofżubr, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: zubr, Żubr, and žubr

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl
żubr

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish zubr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʐubr/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ubr
  • Syllabification: żubr
  • Homophone: Żubr

Noun

żubr m animal (female equivalent żubrzyca, diminutive żubrek, related adjective żubrowy or żubrzy)

  1. European bison, wisent, zubr (Bos bonasus)
    Coordinate term: bizon
  2. Żubr beer
  3. Żubr A80 (any of the line of lorries manufactured in Jelcz-Laskowice between 1960 and 1968)

Declension

Noun

żubr m pers

  1. (historical, politics) żubr kresowy (representative of a group of conservative Polish landowners who lived in the early 20th century in the eastern territories of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, now part of Lithuania or Belarus)

Declension

Derived terms

nouns
verbs
nouns

Descendants

  • English: zubr
  • Old Ruthenian: жубръ (žubr), żubralternative spelling
  • Vilamovian: żubr

References

  • Grzegorz Jagodziński (2008 October 7) Nieindoeuropejskie słownictwo w germańskim, retrieved 28-Feb-2013.

Further reading

  • żubr in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • żubr in Polish dictionaries at PWN