жубръ

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Old Ruthenian

Alternative forms

  • żubr — alternative spelling

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish żubr, from Old Polish zubr, borrowed from Old Ruthenian зубръ (zubr) or Old East Slavic *зубръ (*zubrŭ), from Proto-Slavic *zǫbrъ. Doublet of зубръ (zubr).

Noun

жубръ • (žubr) m animal (dialectal)

  1. bison (European bison), wisent

Descendants

  • ⇒ Ukrainian: жуброви́й (žubrovýj)

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