bóbr

Inherited from Old Polish bóbr, bobr, from Proto-Slavic *bobrъ, *bebrъ, *bьbrъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *bebrus, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰébʰrus. Cognates include Russian бобр, бобёр (bobr, bobjór), Bulgarian бо́бър (bóbǎr), and Czech bobr.

• IPA^(key): /bubr/

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• Rhymes: -ubr
• Syllabification: bóbr
• Homophone: Bóbr

bóbr m anim

1. beaver, mammal of the genus Castor

   ogon bobra ― a beaver tail

   samica bobra ― a female beaver

   samiec bobra ― a male beaver

   ślady bobra ― beaver tracks

   chata bobra ― a beaver hut

   tama bobra ― a beaver dam

   działalność bobrów ― beaver activity

   hodowla bobrów ― beaver breeding

   ochrona bobrów ― beaver protection

   rodzina bobrów ― a family of beavers

   polować/upolować bobra ― to hunt a beaver

   czujny bóbr ― an alert beaver

   ostrożny jak bóbr ― a careful beaver

   płakać jak bóbr ― to cry like a beaver

   rozpłakać się jak bóbr ― to break out in tears like a beaver

   ryczeć jak bóbr ― to cry(make a characterist sound of) a beaver

2. (colloquial, in the plural) beaver fur

   nosić bobry ― to wear beaver fur

3. (colloquial, humorous) beaver (hairy vagina)

• bóbr in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• bóbr in Polish dictionaries at PWN