bagr

Czech

Etymology

Derived from Dutch baggermachine (“a machine to remove mud”), from bagger (“mud”).[1] Cognates include German Bagger, Bulgarian ба́гер (báger), and Serbo-Croatian bager.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈbaɡr̩]

Noun

bagr m inan

  1. excavator (digging machine)
  2. (volleyball, jargon) forearm pass, bump

Declension
Declension of bagr (hard masculine inanimate)
singular plural
nominative bagr bagry
genitive bagru bagrů
dative bagru bagrům
accusative bagr bagry
vocative bagre, bagře bagry
locative bagru bagrech
instrumental bagrem bagry

Derived terms

References
  1. "bagr" in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, electronic version, Leda, 2007

Further reading
  • bagr in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • bagr in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
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