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бобр

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old East Slavic бобръ (bobrŭ), from Proto-Slavic *bobrъ, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰébʰrus.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [bobr]
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Noun

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бобр (bobrm anim (genitive бобра́, nominative plural бобры́, genitive plural бобро́в, feminine бобри́ха, relational adjective бобри́ный or бобро́вый)

  1. beaver (aquatic mammal)

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Yakut: буобура (buobura, beaver)

Noun

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бобр (bobrm anim or m inan (genitive бобра́, nominative plural бобры́, genitive plural бобро́в)

  1. beaver pelt

Declension

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References

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “бобр”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “бебр”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “бобр”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 97

Further reading

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ярец”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress