žubr
See also: zubr and żubr
Upper Sorbian
žubr
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʒubʀ]
- Hyphenation: žubr
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *zǫbrъ, *izǫbrъ, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *ǵómbʰ- (“tooth, horn, peg”).[1]
Noun
žubr m
- wisent, European bison (Bison bonasus)
- bison (Bison)
- 1925, Šěca, Korla Bohuwěr, Čłowjek w přirodźe:
- W połnócnej Americe běchu w prjedawšich časach njesměrnje wulke stadła dźiwich howjadow, bizony abo žubry, te so tam na prerijach pasechu a nikomu žaneje škody nječinjachu, dokelž tam žani ludźo njebydlachu. [2]
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Declension
Declension of žubr
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | žubr | žubraj | žubry |
| Genitive | žubra | žubrow | žubrow |
| Dative | žubrej | žubromaj | žubram |
| Accusative | žubra | žubraj | žubry |
| Instrumental | žubrom | žubromaj | žubrami |
| Locative | žubrje | žubromaj | žubrach |
Synonyms
- (wisent): zubr
- (bison): bizon
References
- Grzegorz Jagodziński: Nieindoeuropejskie słownictwo w germańskim. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
- Corpora Collection Leipzig University. Retrieved 20 December 2016.