bäver

See also: baver and bæver

Swedish

en bäver

Etymology

From Old Swedish bæver, from Middle Low German biber, bever, from Old Saxon biƀar, biƀor, from Proto-West Germanic *bebru, from Proto-Germanic *bebruz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰébʰrus. Displaced native bjur.

Noun

bäver c

1. beaver

   Bävrar bygger dammar

   Beavers build dams

Declension

Declension of bäver
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	bäver	bävern	bävrar	bävrarna
Genitive	bävers	bäverns	bävrars	bävrarnas

Derived terms

• bävergäll

References

• bäver in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• bäver in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• bäver in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)