bobr

See also: Bobr, bóbr, and Bóbr

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech bobr, from Proto-Slavic *bobrъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *bebrus, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰébʰrus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbobr̩]

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Noun

bobr m anim (relational adjective bobří or bobrový, diminutive bobřík)

1. beaver
2. beaver fur, castorette
3. garbage truck
4. (derogatory) beaver (genital area or a woman)

Declension

Declension of bobr (hard masculine animate)

	singular	plural
nominative	bobr	bobři
genitive	bobra	bobrů
dative	bobrovi, bobru	bobrům
accusative	bobra	bobry
vocative	bobře	bobři
locative	bobrovi, bobru	bobrech
instrumental	bobrem	bobry

Derived terms

• bobr evropský
• bobrovina
• bobřina
• bobřík

Further reading

• “bobr”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “bobr”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “bobr”, in Akademický slovník současné češtiny, 2012–2026, slovnikcestiny.cz
• “bobr”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bobrъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *bebrus, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰébʰrus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɔbr/
• Rhymes: -ɔbr
• Syllabification: bobr

Noun

bobr m anim

1. beaver

Declension

Declension of bobr

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	bobr	bobra	bobry
Genitive	bobra	bobrowu	bobrow
Dative	bobroju	bobroma	bobram
Accusative	bobra	bobrowu	bobry, bobrow
Instrumental	bobrom	bobroma	bobrami
Locative	bobrje	bobroma	bobrach

Further reading

• Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928), “bobr”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
• Starosta, Manfred (1999), “bobr”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

Old Czech

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH-

Proto-Indo-European *-us

Proto-Indo-European *bʰébʰrus

Proto-Balto-Slavic *bébrus

Proto-Slavic *bobrъ

Old Czech bobr

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bobrъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈbobr̩/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈbobr̩/

Noun

bobr m animal

1. beaver

Declension

Declension of bobr (hard o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	bobr	bobry	bobři, bobrové
genitive	bobra, bobru	bobrú	bobróv
dative	bobru, bobrovi	bobroma	bobróm
accusative	bobr, bobra	bobry	bobry
vocative	bobře	bobry	bobři, bobrové
locative	bobřě, bobru, bobrovi	bobrú	bobřiech
instrumental	bobrem	bobroma	bobry

This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.

Descendants

• Czech: bobr

Further reading

• Jan Gebauer (1903–1916), “bobr”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění