губер
Bulgarian
Etymology
Perhaps of Oghur origin, from Proto-Turkic *köbüŕ (“rug”). Mladenov alternatively theoretizes possible origin from dial. гу́ба (gúba, “enfolding, wrapping”) + -ер (-er), although suffix -ер (-er) typically yields agent nouns rather than instrumentals.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɡubɛr]
Noun
гу́бер • (gúber) m
- thick rug, blanket (typically used as a covering for bed, coach; occasionally as tapestry for wall)
- Synonyms: покрива́ло (pokriválo), зави́вка (zavívka)
Declension
Declension of гу́бер
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | гу́бер gúber | гу́бери gúberi |
| definite (subject form) | гу́берът gúberǎt | гу́берите gúberite |
| definite (object form) | гу́бера gúbera | |
| count form | — | гу́бера gúbera |
Derived terms
- губе́рка (gubérka, “large needle for sewing rugs”)
References
- губер in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Institut za bǎlgarski ezik)
- губер in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Čitanka.Info)
- Georgiev Vl. I., editor (1971), “губер”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 291