bièvre

See also: bievre

French

Etymology

From Middle French bievre, from Old French bievre (“beaver”), from Old Frankish *bever, *bibar (“beaver”), from Proto-Germanic *bebruz (“beaver”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰébʰrus (“beaver”). Akin to Old High German bibar (German Biber (“beaver”)), Middle Dutch bēver (Dutch bever (“beaver”)), Old English beofor (“beaver”). More at beaver.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bjɛvʁ/

Noun

bièvre m (plural bièvres)

1. (archaic or dialectal) beaver (mammal)

Synonyms

• castor (Modern French)

Further reading

• “bièvre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• vibrée