Boare

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Plautdietsch[edit]

Noun[edit]

Boare

  1. plural of Boa (“bear”)

Saterland Frisian[edit]

n'Boare (1).

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Frisian *bara, from Proto-West Germanic *berō. Cognates include West Frisian bear and German Bär.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɔːrə/
  • Hyphenation: Boa‧re

Noun[edit]

Boare m (plural Boaren)

  1. bear
  2. (figurative) big person
  3. (figurative) strong person

References[edit]

  • Marron C. Fort (2015) “Boare”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN
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