губер

Bulgarian edit

Etymology edit

Perhaps of Oghur origin, from Proto-Turkic *köbüŕ (“rug”). Mladenov alternatively theoretizes possible origin from dialectal гу́ба (gúba, “enfolding, wrapping”) +‎ -ер (-er), although suffix -ер (-er) typically yields agent nouns rather than instrumentals.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): [ˈɡubɛr]
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Noun edit

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 edit

Declension of гу́бер

	singular	plural
indefinite	гу́бер gúber	гу́бери gúberi
definite (subject form)	гу́берът gúberǎt	гу́берите gúberite
definite (object form)	гу́бера gúbera	гу́берите gúberite
count form	—	гу́бера gúbera

Derived terms edit

губе́рка (gubérka, “large needle for sewing rugs”)

References edit

“губер”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
“губер”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “губер”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 291