Biber

See also: biber and bīber

German

Etymology

From Middle High German biber, Old High German bibar, bibur, from Proto-West Germanic *bebru, from Proto-Germanic *bebruz (“beaver”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰébʰrus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbiːbɐ/

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Noun

Biber m (genitive Bibers, plural Biber)

1. beaver

Derived terms

• Bieber

Declension

Declension of Biber

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Biber	die	Biber
genitive	eines	des	Bibers	der	Biber
dative	einem	dem	Biber	den	Bibern
accusative	einen	den	Biber	die	Biber

Proper noun

Biber ? (genitive Biber)

1. A surname, from nicknames​. More common in the form Bieber.

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Luxembourgish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Biber. The native form is obsolete Biw(w)er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbiːber/, [ˈbiː.bɐ]

Noun

Biber m (plural Biber)

1. beaver