obr

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Czech

Etymology

Usually considered to be connected with the name of Pannonian Avars (compare Slovene Ober and Old Church Slavonic plural obri).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

obr m anim (female equivalent obryně)

  1. giant

Declension

Declension of obr (hard masculine animate)
singular plural
nominative obr obři, obrové
genitive obra obrů
dative obrovi, obru obrům
accusative obra obry
vocative obře obři, obrové
locative obrovi, obru obrech
instrumental obrem obry

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Silesian: ober

References

  1. ^ Rejzek, Jiří (2015) “obr”, in Český etymologický slovník [Czech Etymological Dictionary] (in Czech), 3rd (revised and expanded) edition, Praha: LEDA, →ISBN, page 464

Further reading

  • “obr”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • “obr”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

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