губер

Bulgarian

Etymology

Perhaps of Oghur origin, from Proto-Turkic *köbüŕ (“rug”). Mladenov alternatively theoretizes possible origin from dial. гу́ба (gúba, “enfolding, wrapping”) +‎ -ер (-er), although suffix -ер (-er) typically yields agent nouns rather than instrumentals.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈɡubɛr]

Noun

гу́бер • (gúber) m

  1. thick rug, blanket (typically used as a covering for bed, coach; occasionally as tapestry for wall)
    Synonyms: покрива́ло (pokriválo), зави́вка (zavívka)

Declension
Declension of гу́бер
singular plural
indefinite гу́бер
gúber		 гу́бери
gúberi
definite
(subject form)		 гу́берът
gúberǎt		 гу́берите
gúberite
definite
(object form)		 гу́бера
gúbera
count form — гу́бера
gúbera

Derived terms
  • губе́рка (gubérka, “large needle for sewing rugs”)

References
  • губер in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Institut za bǎlgarski ezik)
  • губер in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Čitanka.Info)
  • Georgiev Vl. I., editor (1971), “губер”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 291
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