bagr

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Czech

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Etymology

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Derived from Dutch baggermachine (a machine to remove mud), from bagger (mud).[1] Cognates include German Bagger, Bulgarian ба́гер (báger), and Serbo-Croatian bager.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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bagr m inan

  1. excavator (digging machine)
  2. (volleyball, jargon) forearm pass, bump

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Jiří Rejzek (2007) “bagr”, in Český etymologický slovník (in Czech), Leda

Further reading

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  • bagr in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • bagr in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989