bæver

See also: bäver

Danish

Etymology 1

From Early Modern Danish bever, from Old Danish biæver, biauær. Influenced by Old Norse bjórr, Middle Low German bēver. Cognate with German Bieber, Latin fiber.

Noun

bæver c (singular definite bæveren, plural indefinite bævere)

1. beaver (mammal)

Declension

Declension of bæver

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bæver	bæveren	bævere	bæverne
genitive	bævers	bæverens	bæveres	bævernes

Derived terms

• bæverbestand
• bæverbo
• bæveregern
• bævergnavet
• bæverhytte
• bævernylon
• bæverrotte
• bæverstok
• europæisk bæver
• sumpbæver

Etymology 2

Verb

bæver

1. present of bæve

References

• “bæver” in Den Danske Ordbog