bóbr
//ˈbubr/ | /ˈbobr/ | [ˈbubr]/
Polishnoun
Definitions
- 1.beaver (mammal of the genus Castor)
ogon bobra
beaver tail
samica bobra
female beaver
samiec bobra
male beaver
- 2.hide and go seek (game in which the boys gathered choose one of their own as a "beaver", and the other as a "shooter", while others pretend to be "hounds"; the chosen shooter assigns the boys representing the hounds a place where they stay until the beaver hides; then they all search for the hidden boy to catch it)
- 3.colloquialbeaver fur
nosić bobry
to wear beaver fur
- 4.colloquialhumorousbeaver (hairy vagina)
Synonyms & related words
Related words (5)
- bobrowisko
- bobrownia
- bobrownik
- bobrować
- zbobrować
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *bʰébʰrus Proto-Balto-Slavic *bebrus Proto-Slavic *bobrъ Old Polish bóbr Proto-Indo-European *bʰébʰrus Proto-Germanic *bebruz Old English befer Middle English bever English beaversl. Polish bóbr Inherited from Old Polish bóbr. Sense 3 is a semantic loan from English beaver
Forms
- bobrowyadjective
- bobrzyadjective
- boberalternative
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | bóbr | bobry |
| Genitive | bobra | bobrów |
| Dative | bobrowi | bobrom |
| Accusative | bobra | bobry |
| Instrumental | bobrem | bobrami |
| Locative | bobrze | bobrach |
| Vocative | bobrze | bobry |
Nominative
Singular
bóbr
Plural
bobry
Genitive
Singular
bobra
Plural
bobrów
Dative
Singular
bobrowi
Plural
bobrom
Accusative
Singular
bobra
Plural
bobry
Instrumental
Singular
bobrem
Plural
bobrami
Locative
Singular
bobrze
Plural
bobrach
Vocative
Singular
bobrze
Plural
bobry