From Middle High German biber, Old High German bibar, bibur, from Proto-West Germanic *bebru, from Proto-Germanic *bebruz (“beaver”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰébʰrus.
Biber m (strong, genitive Bibers, plural Biber)
Biber m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Bibers or (with an article) Biber, feminine genitive Biber, plural Bibers or Biber)
| singular | plural | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | |||||||
| indef. | def. | noun | indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | (ein) | (der) | Biber | (eine) | (die) | Biber | (die) | Bibers, Biber |
| genitive | (eines) | (des) | Bibers, Biber1 | (einer) | (der) | Biber | (der) | Bibers, Biber |
| dative | (einem) | (dem) | Biber | (einer) | (der) | Biber | (den) | Bibers, Biber |
| accusative | (einen) | (den) | Biber | (eine) | (die) | Biber | (die) | Bibers, Biber |
1With an article.
Borrowed from German Biber. The native form is obsolete Biw(w)er.
Biber m (plural Biber)