бобр

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic бобръ (bobrŭ), from Proto-Slavic *bobrъ, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰébʰrus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bobr]
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Noun

бобр • (bobrm anim (genitive бобра́, nominative plural бобры́, genitive plural бобро́в, female equivalent бобри́ха, relational adjective бобри́ный or бобро́вый, diminutive бо́брик or бобро́к, augmentative бобри́ще)

  1. beaver (aquatic mammal)

Declension

Derived terms

  • бобрёнок m anim (bobrjónok)
  • бо́брик m (bóbrik)
  • Бобру́йск m (Bobrújsk)

Compound words:

  • боброхво́ст m anim (bobroxvóst)

Compounds:

  • From бобро́вый (bobróvyj):
    • бобро́вая струя́ f (bobróvaja strujá)
    • бобро́вая ха́тка f (bobróvaja xátka)

Descendants

  • Yakut: буобура (buobura, beaver)

Noun

бобр • (bobrm anim or m inan (genitive бобра́, nominative plural бобры́, genitive plural бобро́в)

  1. beaver pelt

Declension

See also

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “бобр”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “бебр”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Chernykh, P. Ja. (1999), “бобр”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 97

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