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бобръ

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Old East Slavic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *bòbrъ. Doublet of бебръ (bebrŭ) and бьбръ (bĭbrŭ).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈboːbrʊ/→/ˈboːbrʊ/→/ˈbɔːbr/, /ˈboːbr/
  • (ca. 9th CE) IPA(key): /ˈboːbrʊ/
  • (ca. 11th CE) IPA(key): /ˈboːbrʊ/
  • (ca. 13th CE) IPA(key): /ˈbɔːbr/, /ˈboːbr/

  • Hyphenation: бо́‧бръ

Noun

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бобръ (bobrŭ) m (related adjective бобровъ)

  1. beaver
  2. beaver pelt

Declension

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Declension of бобръ (hard o-stem)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative бобръ
bobrŭ 		бобра
bobra 		бобри
bobri
Genitive бобра
bobra 		бобру
bobru 		бобръ
bobrŭ
Dative бобру
bobru 		боброма
bobroma 		бобромъ
bobromŭ
Accusative бобръ
bobrŭ 		бобра
bobra 		бобрꙑ
bobry
Instrumental бобръмь
bobrŭmĭ 		боброма
bobroma 		бобрꙑ
bobry
Locative бобрѣ
bobrě 		бобру
bobru 		бобрѣхъ
bobrěxŭ
Vocative бобре
bobre 		бобра
bobra 		бобри
bobri
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Descendants

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Further reading

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  • Sreznevsky, Izmail I. (1893) “бобръ”, in Матеріалы для Словаря древне-русскаго языка по письменнымъ памятникамъ [Materials for the Dictionary of the Old East Slavic Language Based on Written Monuments]‎[2] (in Russian), volume 1 (А – К), Saint Petersburg: Department of Russian Language and Literature of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, column 125
  • Avanesov, R. I., editor (1988), “бобръ”, in Словарь древнерусского языка (XI–XIV вв.): в 10 т. [Dictionary of the Old Russian Language (11ᵗʰ–14ᵗʰ cc.): in 10 vols] (in Russian), volume 1 (а – възаконѧтисѧ), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 248
  • Barkhudarov, S. G., editor (1975), “бобръ”, in Словарь русского языка XI–XVII вв. [Dictionary of the Russian Language: 11ᵗʰ–17ᵗʰ cc.] (in Russian), issue 1 (а – бяшенина), Moscow: Nauka, page 253

Old Novgorodian

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Etymology

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PIE word
*bʰébʰrus

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bòbrъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *bábrus, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰóbʰrus, *bʰébʰrus (“beaver”), from *bʰerH- (“brown”).[1] First attested in c. 1240‒1260.

Cognate with Old East Slavic бобръ (bobrŭ), Russian бобр (bobr), Bulgarian бо́бър (bóbǎr), Polish bóbr. Doublet of бебръ (bebrŭ).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: бо‧бръ

Noun

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бобръ • (bobrŭ) m[2]

  1. beaver
  2. beaver pelt
    • c. 1240‒1260, Schaeken, Jos (2019) Voices on Birchbark (SSGL; 43)‎[3], Leiden, Boston: Brill, transl., Берестяная грамота № 420 [Birchbark letter no. 420]‎[4], Novgorod:
      … продалъ есмь сорокъ бобровъ милѧте на десѧти гривнъ серьбра олна же · вꙁьмъ серьбро то же даи бобрꙑ …
      … prodalŭ esmĭ sorokŭ bobrovŭ milęte na desęti grivnŭ serĭbra olna že · vzĭmŭ serĭbro to že dai bobry …
      I have sold forty beaver skins to Miljata for ten silver grivnas. When you (singular) receive the money, then give (singular) the beaver skins.
    • c. 1360‒1380, Берестяная грамота № 193 [Birchbark letter no. 193]‎[5], Novgorod:
      … или велиши ѧзо ѡстафии с[едѣ] [д]амо и[л]и бо[б]р[ꙑ] …
      … ili veliši jęzo ostafii s[edě] [d]amo i[l]i bo[b]r[y] …
      … or, if you order, I will give Ostafya here, or beaver pelts …

Declension

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Declension of бобръ (u-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative бобръ
bobrŭ 		бобрꙑ
bobry 		боброве, бобрꙑ
bobrove, bobry
genitive боброу
bobru 		бобровоу
bobrovu 		бобровъ
bobrovŭ
dative боброви, боброу
bobrovi, bobru 		бобръма
bobrŭma 		бобръмъ
bobrŭmŭ
accusative бобръ
bobrŭ 		бобрꙑ
bobry 		бобрꙑ
bobry
instrumental бобръмь
bobrŭmĭ 		бобръма
bobrŭma 		бобръми, бобрꙑ
bobrŭmi, bobry
locative боброу
bobru 		бобровоу
bobrovu 		бобръхъ
bobrŭxŭ
vocative боброу
bobru 		бобрꙑ
bobry 		боброве
bobrove
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Old Novgorodian terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bʰerH- (1 c, 0 e)
nouns

References

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  1. ^ Anikin, A. E. (2009) “бобр”, in Русский этимологический словарь [Russian Etymological Dictionary] (in Russian), issue 3 (бе – болдыхать), Moscow: Manuscript Monuments Ancient Rus, →ISBN, page 286
  2. ^ Zaliznyak, Andrey (2004) Древненовгородский диалект [Old Novgorod dialect]‎[1] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Moscow: Languages of Slavic Cultures, →ISBN, page 712

Further reading

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  • “бобръ”, in Берестяные грамоты – Национальный корпус русского языка [Birchbark Letters – Russian National Corpus], https://ruscorpora.ru/, 2003–2024

Old Ruthenian

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бо́бръ (sense 1)

Etymology

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PIE word
*bʰébʰrus

Inherited from Old East Slavic бо́бръ (bóbrŭ), from Proto-Slavic *bòbrъ, from *bèbrъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *bébrus, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰébʰrus (“beaver”), from *bʰerH- (“brown”).[1][2][3][4][5]

Cognate with Russian бобёр (bobjór), бобр (bobr), which is from Middle Russian бобе́ръ (bobér), бобръ (bobr) and Old Polish bóbr, bobr, Old Czech bobr.

Noun

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бобръ • (bobr) m (related adjective бобро́вый, diminutive бо́брикъ)

  2. beaver (mammal of the genus Castor)

Noun

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бобръ • (bobr) m (related adjective бобро́вый, diminutive бо́брикъ)

  1. beaver pelt

Declension

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Declension of бобръ (hard o-stem)
singular plural
nominative бобръ
bobr 		бобри
bobri
genitive бобра
bobra 		бобровъ
bobrov
dative бобру, бобровѣ
bobru, bobrově 		бобрамъ
bobram
accusative бобра
bobra 		бобры, бобровъ
bobry, bobrov
instrumental бобромъ
bobrom 		бобрами
bobrami
locative бобрѣ, бобровѣ
bobrě, bobrově 		бобрахъ
bobrax
vocative бобре
bobre 		бобри
bobri
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Old Ruthenian terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bʰerH- (1 c, 0 e)
adjectives
nouns

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1975), “*bobrъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 2 (*bez – *bratrъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 145: “ст.-укр. бобръ ― st.-ukr. bobr”
  2. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982), “бобер”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 1 (А – Г), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 215
  3. ^ Rudnyc'kyj, Ja. (1962–1972) “бобе́р”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language, volumes 1 (А – Ґ), Winnipeg: Ukrainian Free Academy of Sciences, →LCCN, page 154: “MUk. бобры (1456), бобра (1576), бобрувъ (1706)”
  4. ^ Martynaŭ, V. U., editor (1978), “бабёр”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), volumes 1 (А – бячэ́йка), Minsk: Navuka i technika
  5. ^ Anikin, A. E. (2009) “бобр”, in Русский этимологический словарь [Russian Etymological Dictionary] (in Russian), issue 3 (бе – болдыхать), Moscow: Manuscript Monuments Ancient Rus, →ISBN, page 286

Further reading

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  • Tymchenko, E. K., editor (1930), “бобръ”, in Історичний словник українського язика [Historical Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 1, number 1 (А – Г), Kharkiv, Kyiv: State Publishing House of Ukraine, page 108
  • Hrynchyshyn, D. H., editor (1977), “*бобръ”, in Словник староукраїнської мови XIV–XV ст. [Dictionary of the Old Ukrainian Language of the 14ᵗʰ–15ᵗʰ cc.] (in Ukrainian), volume 1 (А – М), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 102
  • Zhurawski, A. I., editor (1983), “бобръ”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), numbers 2 (биецъ – варивный), Minsk: Navuka i tekhnika, page 86
  • Hrynchyshyn, D. H., editor (1994), “бобръ”, in Словник української мови XVI – 1-ї пол. XVII ст. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language of 16ᵗʰ – 1ˢᵗ half of 17ᵗʰ c.] (in Ukrainian), numbers 2 (б – богуславецъ), Lviv: KIUS, →ISBN, page 132
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