бабр
Russian
Alternative forms
- бабръ (babr) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian بَبْر (babr). The chimaera was created as result of confusion in describing of a coat of arms, originally having a tiger, which was popular symbol of many East Siberian cities, while the Russian name of beaver is бобр (bobr).
Noun
бабр • (babr) m anim (genitive ба́бра, nominative plural ба́бры, genitive plural ба́бров)
- (archaic) tiger
- a chimaera between a tiger and a beaver, used as symbol of Irkutsk, often depicted with a sable in his mouth
Declension
Declension of бабр (anim masc-form hard-stem accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ба́бр bábr |
ба́бры bábry |
| genitive | ба́бра bábra |
ба́бров bábrov |
| dative | ба́бру bábru |
ба́брам bábram |
| accusative | ба́бра bábra |
ба́бров bábrov |
| instrumental | ба́бром bábrom |
ба́брами bábrami |
| prepositional | ба́бре bábre |
ба́брах bábrax |
Descendants
- → Yakut: баабыр (baabır)
Tajik
Etymology
Inherited from Classical Persian بَبْر (babr).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /babr/, [bäbɾ]
Noun
бабр • (babr) (Persian spelling ببر)