зубър

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Bulgarian

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Russian зубр (zubr).

Noun

зу́бър • (zúbǎr) m

  1. Bison bonasus, the European bison (wisent); known also by the name "zubr"
Declension
Declension of зу́бър
singular plural
indefinite зу́бър
zúbǎr 		зу́бри
zúbri
definite
(subject form) 		зу́бърът
zúbǎrǎt 		зу́брите
zúbrite
definite
(object form) 		зу́бъра
zúbǎra
count form — зу́бъра
zúbǎra

Etymology 2

Derived from Russian зубри́ть (zubrítʹ, “to cram, to learn by rote”).

Noun

зу́бър • (zúbǎr)

  1. (colloquial) nerd, crammer (someone who studies hard, usually by rote, for an examination)
Declension
Declension of зу́бър
singular plural
indefinite зу́бър
zúbǎr 		зу́бри
zúbri
definite
(subject form) 		зу́бърът
zúbǎrǎt 		зу́брите
zúbrite
definite
(object form) 		зу́бъра
zúbǎra
count form — зу́бъра
zúbǎra

References

  • “зубър”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • “зубър”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
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