бебръке

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Old Novgorodian

Etymology

PIE word
*bʰébʰrukos

    Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bèbrъkъ. By surface analysis, бебръ (bebrŭ) +‎ -ке (-ke) or +‎ -ъке (-ŭke). First attested in c. 1200‒1220. Cognate with Upper Sorbian běbrk (beaverkin).

    Pronunciation

    • Hyphenation: бе‧бръ‧ке

    Noun

    бебръке (bebrŭkem[1][2]

    1. (hapax) diminutive of бебръ (bebrŭ, beaver; beaver pelt): beaverkin, little beaver
      • c. 1200‒1220, Kovalev, Roman K., transl., Берестяная грамота № 7, Novgorod:
        … шесть бьбороко
        … šestĭ bĭboroko
        … 6 beavers (pelts)
    nouns

    References

    1. ^ Zaliznyak, Andrey (2004) Древненовгородский диалект (in Russian), 2nd edition, Moscow: Languages of Slavic Cultures, →ISBN, page 711
    2. ^ Gippius, A. A., Sichinava, D. V. (2021) “Поправки и замечания к чтению ранее опубликованных берестяных грамот (НГБ. Т. 13)]”, in Русский язык в научном освещении (in Russian), number 2, Moscow: Russian Language Institute, →DOI, →ISSN, page 181

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