bobr

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See also: Bobr, bóbr, and Bóbr

Czech

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Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech bobr, from Proto-Slavic *bobrъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *bebrus, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰébʰrus.

Pronunciation

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Noun

bobr m anim (related adjective bobří or bobrový)

  1. beaver
  2. beaver fur, castorette
  3. garbage truck
  4. (derogatory) beaver (genital area or a woman)

Declension

Declension of bobr (hard masculine animate)
singular plural
nominative bobr bobři
genitive bobra bobrů
dative bobrovi, bobru bobrům
accusative bobra bobry
vocative bobře bobři
locative bobrovi, bobru bobrech
instrumental bobrem bobry

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “bobr”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • “bobr”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • “bobr” in Akademický slovník současné češtiny, 2012–2024, slovnikcestiny.cz
  • “bobr”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *bobrъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *bebrus, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰébʰrus.

Pronunciation

Noun

bobr m anim

  1. beaver

Declension

Declension of bobr
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative bobr bobra bobry
Genitive bobra bobrowu bobrow
Dative bobroju bobroma bobram
Accusative bobra bobrowu bobry, bobrow
Instrumental bobrom bobroma bobrami
Locative bobrje bobroma bobrach

Further reading

  • Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “bobr”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
  • Starosta, Manfred (1999) “bobr”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

Old Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bobrъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *bebrus, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰébʰrus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈbobr̩/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈbobr̩/

Noun

bobr m animal

  1. beaver

Declension

Declension of bobr (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative bobr bobry bobři, bobrové
genitive bobra, bobru bobrú bobróv
dative bobru, bobrovi bobroma bobróm
accusative bobr, bobra bobry bobry
vocative bobře bobry bobři, bobrové
locative bobřě, bobru, bobrovi bobrú bobřiech
instrumental bobrem bobroma bobry
This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Descendants

  • Czech: bobr

Further reading

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