bièvre
French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Middle French bievre, from Old French bievre (“beaver”), from Latin beber, of Germanic or Celtic origin, both from Proto-Indo-European *bʰébʰrus (“beaver”). Akin to Old High German bibar (German Biber (“beaver”)), Middle Dutch bēver (Dutch bever (“beaver”)), Old English befer (“beaver”), Old East Slavic бо́бръ (bóbrŭ). More at beaver.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bièvre m (plural bièvres)
Further reading edit
- “bièvre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.