Biber

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See also: biber and bīber

German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German biber, Old High German bibar, bibur, from Proto-West Germanic *bebru, from Proto-Germanic *bebruz (beaver), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰébʰrus.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbiːbɐ/
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Noun

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Biber m (strong, genitive Bibers, plural Biber)

  1. beaver

Declension

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Derived terms

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Proper noun

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Biber m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Bibers or (with an article) Biber, feminine genitive Biber, plural Bibers or Biber)

  1. a surname transferred from the nickname, variant of Bieber

Declension

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Further reading

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  • Biber” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Biber” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • Biber” in Duden online

Luxembourgish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Biber. The native form is obsolete Biw(w)er.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbiːber/, [ˈbiː.bɐ]

Noun

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Biber m (plural Biber)

  1. beaver