bóbr
See also: bobr and Bóbr
Polish
bóbr
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish bóbr, bobr, from Proto-Slavic *bobrъ, *bebrъ, *bьbrъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *bebrus, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰébʰrus. Cognates include Russian бобр, бобёр (bobr, bobjór), Bulgarian бо́бър (bóbǎr), and Czech bobr.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bubr/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ubr
- Syllabification: bóbr
Noun
bóbr m anim
- beaver, mammal of the genus Castor
- ogon bobra ― a beaver tail
- samica bobra ― a female beaver
- samiec bobra ― a male beaver
- ślady bobra ― beaver tracks
- chata bobra ― a beaver hut
- tama bobra ― a beaver dam
- działalność bobrów ― beaver activity
- hodowla bobrów ― beaver breeding
- ochrona bobrów ― beaver protection
- rodzina bobrów ― a family of beavers
- polować/upolować bobra ― to hunt a beaver
- czujny bóbr ― an alert beaver
- ostrożny jak bóbr ― a careful beaver
- płakać jak bóbr ― to cry like a beaver
- rozpłakać się jak bóbr ― to break out in tears like a beaver
- ryczeć jak bóbr ― to cry(make a characterist sound of) a beaver
- (colloquial, in the plural) beaver fur
- nosić bobry ― to wear beaver fur
- (colloquial, humorous) beaver (hairy vagina)
Declension
Declension of bóbr
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | bóbr | bobry |
| genitive | bobra | bobrów |
| dative | bobrowi | bobrom |
| accusative | bobra | bobry |
| instrumental | bobrem | bobrami |
| locative | bobrze | bobrach |
| vocative | bobrze | bobry |
Derived terms
adjectives
- bobrowy
- bobrzy
nouns
- bobrowisko
- bobrownia
- bobrownik
verbs
- bobrować impf
- (rare) zbobrować pf
Further reading
- bóbr in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- bóbr in Polish dictionaries at PWN