bebrus

Latvian

Noun

bebrus m

  1. accusative plural of bebrs

Noun

bebrus m

  1. (dialectal) accusative plural of bebris

Lithuanian

Noun

bebrus m

  1. accusative plural form of bebras

Old Prussian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic *bébrus, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰébʰrus. Cognate with Lithuanian bẽbras, Latvian bebrs and Proto-Slavic *bòbrъ.

Noun

bebrus

  1. (zoology) beaver

References

  • Mažiulis, Vytautas (1988–1997) “bebrus”, in Prūsų kalbos etimologijos žodynas [Etymological dictionary of Old Prussian]‎[1] (in Lithuanian), Vilnius
  • G. H. F. Nesselmann (1873) “bebrus”, in Thesaurus linguae prussicae. Der preussische Vocabelvorrath [...] (in German), Berlin: Ferd. Dümmlers Verlagsbuchhandlung; Harrwitz & Gossmann, page 17
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