bóbr

See also: bobr, Bobr, and Bóbr

Polish

bóbr

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish bóbr, bobr, from Proto-Slavic *bobrъ, *bebrъ, *bьbrъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *bebrus, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰébʰrus. Compare Bulgarian бо́бър (bóbǎr), Czech bobr, Russian бобр, бобёр (bobr, bobjór).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bubr/

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• Rhymes: -ubr
• Syllabification: bóbr
• Homophone: Bóbr

Noun

bóbr m animal

1. beaver (mammal of the genus Castor)

   ogon bobra ― beaver tail

   samica bobra ― female beaver

   samiec bobra ― male beaver

   ślady bobra ― beaver tracks

   chata bobra ― beaver hut

   tama bobra ― beaver dam

   działalność bobrów ― beaver activity

   hodowla bobrów ― beaver breeding

   ochrona bobrów ― beaver protection

   rodzina bobrów ― family of beavers

   polować/upolować bobra ― to hunt a beaver

   czujny bóbr ― alert beaver

   ostrożny jak bóbr ― careful beaver

   płakać jak bóbr ― to cry like a beaver

   rozpłakać się jak bóbr ― to break out in tears like a beaver

   ryczeć jak bóbr ― to cry (make a characteristic sound of) a beaver

2. (colloquial, in the plural) beaver fur

   nosić bobry ― to wear beaver fur

3. (colloquial, humorous) beaver (hairy vagina)

Declension

Declension of bóbr

	singular	plural
nominative	bóbr	bobry
genitive	bobra	bobrów
dative	bobrowi	bobrom
accusative	bobra	bobry
instrumental	bobrem	bobrami
locative	bobrze	bobrach
vocative	bobrze	bobry

Derived terms

adjectives

• bobrowy
• bobrzy

 

nouns

• bobrowisko
• bobrownia
• bobrownik

 

verbs

• bobrować impf
• zbobrować pf

 

Further reading

• bóbr in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• bóbr in Polish dictionaries at PWN