Biber

See also: biber and bīber

German

Etymology

From Middle High German biber, Old High German bibar, bibur, from Proto-West Germanic *bebru, from Proto-Germanic *bebruz (“beaver”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰébʰrus.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbiːbɐ/
  • Audio(file)

Noun

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

  1. beaver

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms

Proper noun

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

  1. a surname transferred from the nickname, variant of Bieber

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Further reading
  • “Biber” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Biber” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Biber” in Duden online

Luxembourgish

Etymology

Borrowed from Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value). The native form is obsolete Biw(w)er.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbiːber/, [ˈbiː.bɐ]

Noun

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

  1. beaver
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.