ceber

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See also: çeber

Old Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čьbь̀rъ. First attested in the 15th century.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /t͡sɛbɛr/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /t͡sɛbɛr/

Noun

ceber m animacy unattested

  1. bucket, pail (large vessel for liquids)
    • 1930 [c. 1455], “IV Reg”, in Ludwik Bernacki, editor, Biblia królowej Zofii (Biblia szaroszpatacka), 12, 13:
      Nye biwali s tich pyenyødzi wodny cebrowye (non fiebant ex eadem pecunia hydriae)
      [Nie bywali z tych pieniędzy wodni cebrowie (non fiebant ex eadem pecunia hydriae)]
    1. bucket, pail (such a vessel used as a unit of measurement)
      • 1868 [1435], Akta grodzkie i ziemskie z czasów Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej : z archiwum tak zwanego bernardyńskiego we Lwowie w skutek fundacyi śp. Alexandra hr. Stadnickiego, volume XII, page 425:
        Viccum tritici al. dzber... dare debet
        [Viccum tritici al. dzber... dare debet]

Descendants

  • Polish: ceber

References

Polish

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Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish czeber, from Proto-Slavic *čьbьrъ. Cognate with Lithuanian kibìras. The current form is a result of mazuration.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡sɛ.bɛr/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛbɛr
  • Syllabification: ce‧ber
  • Homophone: Ceber

Noun

ceber m inan (diminutive cebrzyk)

  1. bucket, pail (round vessel, usually wooden, with one or two handles, formerly used in rural households)
    Synonym: szaflik

Declension

Derived terms

verb

Further reading

  • ceber in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • ceber in Polish dictionaries at PWN