Old Ruthenian

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Alternative forms

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  • żubralternative spelling

Etymology

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Borrowed from Polish żubr, from Old Polish zubr, borrowed from Old Ruthenian зубръ (zubr) or Old East Slavic *зубръ (*zubrŭ), from Proto-Slavic *zǫbrъ. Doublet of зубръ (zubr).

Noun

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жубръ (žubrm animal (dialectal)

  1. bison (European bison), wisent

Descendants

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  • Ukrainian: жуброви́й (žubrovýj)

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