зубър

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈzubɐr]

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Russian зубр (zubr).

Noun

зу́бър • (zúbǎr) m

1. Bison bonasus, the European bison (wisent); known also by the name "zubr"

Declension

Declension of зу́бър

	singular	plural
indefinite	зу́бър zúbǎr	зу́бри zúbri
definite (subject form)	зу́бърът zúbǎrǎt	зу́брите zúbrite
definite (object form)	зу́бъра zúbǎra
count form	—	зу́бъра zúbǎra

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Russian зубри́ть (zubrítʹ, “to cram, to learn by rote”).

Noun

зу́бър • (zúbǎr)

1. (colloquial) nerd, crammer (someone who studies hard, usually by rote, for an examination)

Declension

Declension of зу́бър

	singular	plural
indefinite	зу́бър zúbǎr	зу́бри zúbri
definite (subject form)	зу́бърът zúbǎrǎt	зу́брите zúbrite
definite (object form)	зу́бъра zúbǎra
count form	—	зу́бъра zúbǎra

References

• “зубър”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “зубър”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010