bièvre

See also: bievre and Bièvre

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French bievre, from Old French bievre (“beaver”), from Latin beber, of Germanic or Celtic origin, both from Proto-Indo-European *bʰébʰrus (“beaver”). Akin to Old High German bibar (German Biber (“beaver”)), Middle Dutch bēver (Dutch bever (“beaver”)), Old English befer (“beaver”), Old East Slavic бо́бръ (bóbrŭ). More at beaver.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bjɛvʁ/

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Noun

bièvre m (plural bièvres)

1. (archaic or dialectal) beaver (mammal)

   Synonym: castor

Further reading

• “bièvre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• vibrée