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Bulgarian
Etymology
Perhaps of Oghur origin, from Proto-Turkic *köbüŕ (“rug”). Mladenov alternatively theoretizes possible origin from dialectal гу́ба (gúba, “enfolding, wrapping”) + -ер (-er), although suffix -ер (-er) typically yields agent nouns rather than instrumentals.
Pronunciation
Noun
гу́бер • (gúber) m
- thick rug, blanket (typically used as a covering for bed, coach; occasionally as tapestry for wall)
- Synonyms: покрива́ло (pokriválo), зави́вка (zavívka)
Declension
Derived terms
- губе́рка (gubérka, “large needle for sewing rugs”)
References
- “губер”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “губер”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “губер”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 291