ceber

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word ceber. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word ceber, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say ceber in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word ceber you have here. The definition of the word ceber will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofceber, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
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

References

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish ceber. The current form is a result of mazuration.

Pronunciation

 
  • 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
  • Wojciech Grzegorzewicz (1894) “ceber”, in Sprawozdania Komisji Językowej Akademii Umiejętności (in Polish), volume 5, Krakow: Akademia Umiejętności, page 104