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/
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Noun

Biber m (strong, genitive Bibers, plural Biber)

  1. beaver

Declension
Declension of Biber [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Biber die Biber
genitive eines des Bibers der Biber
dative einem dem Biber den Bibern
accusative einen den Biber die Biber

Derived terms

Proper noun

Biber m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Bibers or (with an article) Biber, feminine genitive Biber, plural Bibers or Biber)

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

Declension
Declension of Biber [masculine // feminine, surname]
singular plural
masculine feminine
indef. def. noun indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative (ein) (der) Biber (eine) (die) Biber (die) Bibers, Biber
genitive (eines) (des) Bibers, Biber1 (einer) (der) Biber (der) Bibers, Biber
dative (einem) (dem) Biber (einer) (der) Biber (den) Bibers, Biber
accusative (einen) (den) Biber (eine) (die) Biber (die) Bibers, Biber

1With an article.

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

Luxembourgish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Biber. The native form is obsolete Biw(w)er.

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

Noun

Biber m (plural Biber)

  1. beaver
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