ceber

See also: çeber

Old Polish

Alternative forms

• cber, cebr, czber, czeber, czebr, dzber, dżber

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (10^th–15^th CE) /t͡sɛbɛr/
• IPA^(key): (15^th 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)‎^[1], 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^[2], volume XII, page 425:

        Viccum tritici al. dzber... dare debet

        [Viccum tritici al. dzber... dare debet]

Descendants

• Polish: ceber

References

• B. Sieradzka-Baziur, editor (2011–2015), “ceber, cber, cebr, czber, czeber, czebr, dzber, dżber”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN

Polish

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/

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• 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

Declension of ceber

	singular	plural
nominative	ceber	cebry
genitive	cebra	cebrów
dative	cebrowi	cebrom
accusative	ceber	cebry
instrumental	cebrem	cebrami
locative	cebrze	cebrach
vocative	cebrze	cebry

Derived terms

verb

• lać jak z cebra

 

Further reading

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