bagr
Czech
Etymology
From Dutch baggermachine (“a machine to remove mud”), from bagger (“mud”).[1] Cognates include German Bagger, Bulgarian ба́гер (báger), and Serbo-Croatian bager.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /baɡr̩/
Noun
bagr m inan
- excavator (digging machine)
- (volleyball, jargon) forearm pass, bump
Declension
Declension of bagr
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | bagr | bagry |
genitive | bagru | bagrů |
dative | bagru | bagrům |
accusative | bagr | bagry |
vocative | bagre | bagry |
locative | bagru | bagrech |
instrumental | bagrem | bagry |
Derived terms
- bagrista
- bagrovat
References
- "bagr" in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, electronic version, Leda, 2007
Further reading
- bagr in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- bagr in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989