зубр

Russian
Зубр.

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zǫbrъ.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈzubr]
  • Audio(file)

Noun

зубр • (zubr) m anim (genitive зу́бра, nominative plural зу́бры, genitive plural зу́бров, relational adjective зу́бровый)

  1. bison (European bison), wisent
    Synonym: бизо́н (bizón)
  2. (colloquial) diehard, ace, pro
  3. (figurative) reactionary[1] (comparison of supporters of a return to the old order with obsolete forms of life, i.e. endangered bison)

Declension
Declension of зубр (anim masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 
singular plural
nominative зу́бр
zúbr		 зу́бры
zúbry
genitive зу́бра
zúbra		 зу́бров
zúbrov
dative зу́бру
zúbru		 зу́брам
zúbram
accusative зу́бра
zúbra		 зу́бров
zúbrov
instrumental зу́бром
zúbrom		 зу́брами
zúbrami
prepositional зу́бре
zúbre		 зу́брах
zúbrax

Descendants
  • → Bulgarian: зу́бър (zúbǎr)
  • → Kildin Sami: зубр (zubr)

See also

References
  1. Osipov, A., Andreev, A. I., Steinberg, P. N., Alekseev, A. N., Kazanskiy, M. M., Kuteinikov, P. I., Matorin, N. M., Sorokin, A. N. (1930) Словарь непонятных для крестьянина слов [Dictionary of unknown words for peasants]‎ (in Russian), 2 revised and enlarged edition, Soviet Union, Leningrad: Red Village, page 52: “зубры ― zubry”

Ukrainian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [zubr]
  • Audio(file)

Noun

зубр • (zubr) m animal (genitive зу́бра, nominative plural зу́бри, genitive plural зу́брів)

  1. European bison, Bison bonasus

Declension
Declension of зубр (animal hard masc-form accent-a)
singular plural
nominative зубр
zubr		 зу́бри
zúbry
genitive зу́бра
zúbra		 зу́брів
zúbriv
dative зу́брові, зу́бру
zúbrovi, zúbru		 зу́брам
zúbram
accusative зу́бра
zúbra		 зу́бри, зу́брів
zúbry, zúbriv
instrumental зу́бром
zúbrom		 зу́брами
zúbramy
locative зу́брові, зу́брі
zúbrovi, zúbri		 зу́брах
zúbrax
vocative зу́бре
zúbre		 зу́бри
zúbry
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