бобр

Russian

бобр

Alternative forms

• бобръ (bobr) — pre-1918 spelling
• бобёр (bobjór)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbob(ə)r]

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Noun

бобр • (bobr) m 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

Declension of бобр (anim masc-form hard-stem accent-b) 

	singular	plural
nominative	бо́бр bóbr	бобры́ bobrý
genitive	бобра́ bobrá	бобро́в bobróv
dative	бобру́ bobrú	бобра́м bobrám
accusative	бобра́ bobrá	бобро́в bobróv
instrumental	бобро́м bobróm	бобра́ми bobrámi
prepositional	бобре́ bobré	бобра́х bobráx

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

• Kyakhta Chinese Pidgin Russian: 波不力 (be-beh-lieh)
• → Yakut: буобура (buobura, “beaver”)

Noun

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

1. beaver pelt

Declension

Declension of бобр (bian masc-form hard-stem accent-b) 

		singular	plural
nominative		бо́бр bóbr	бобры́ bobrý
genitive		бобра́ bobrá	бобро́в bobróv
dative		бобру́ bobrú	бобра́м bobrám
accusative	animate	бобра́ bobrá	бобро́в bobróv
	inanimate	бо́бр bóbr	бобры́ bobrý
instrumental		бобро́м bobróm	бобра́ми bobrámi
prepositional		бобре́ bobré	бобра́х bobráx

See also

• бобрик on the Russian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ru
• Дмитрий Михайлович Боброк Волынский on the Russian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ru

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

Further reading

• Dal, Vladimir (1880–1882), “бобр”, in Толковый Словарь живаго великорускаго языка [Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Publication of the bookseller-typographer Wolf, M. O.
• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “ярец”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress