bever

== English == === Etymology 1 === ==== Noun ==== bever (plural bevers) Alternative spelling of bevor. === Etymology 2 === From Middle English bever, from Anglo-Norman bever (modern French boire), from Latin bibō. ==== Pronunciation ==== (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbiːvə/ (General American) enPR: bēʹvər, IPA(key): /ˈbivɚ/ Rhymes: -iːvə(ɹ) Homophones: beaver, Belvoir, bevor ==== Noun ==== bever (countable and uncountable, plural bevers) (obsolete) A drink. (now rare, archaic) A snack or light refreshment between meals. (obsolete) A time for drinking. (obsolete) A mixture of cider and water. ===== Related terms ===== beverage ==== Verb ==== bever (third-person singular simple present bevers, present participle bevering, simple past and past participle bevered) (obsolete) To take a light repast between meals. === Etymology 3 === ==== Noun ==== bever (plural bevers) Obsolete spelling of beaver (“semiaquatic rodent”). === Anagrams === breve == Cornish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English beaver. === Noun === bever m (plural bevers) beaver Synonym: lostledan === Mutation === == Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch bēver, from Old Dutch *bevar, from Proto-West Germanic *bebru, from Proto-Germanic *bebruz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰébʰrus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbeː.vər/ Hyphenation: be‧ver Rhymes: -eːvər === Noun === bever m (plural bevers, diminutive bevertje n) beaver (rodent of the genus Castor) (particularly) European beaver (Castor fiber) Synonym: Europese bever ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: bewer === Anagrams === breve == Hungarian == === Etymology === be- +‎ ver === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈbɛvɛr] Hyphenation: be‧ver Rhymes: -ɛr === Verb === bever (transitive, of one's head) to knock (into something -ba/-be) A kisfiú véletlenül beverte a fejét az asztalba. ― The little boy accidentally knocked his head into the table. (transitive, of nails) to drive in (-ba/-be) Beverte a szögeket a falba. ― S/he drove the nails into the wall. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === bever in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN. bever in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2026). == Ladino == === Etymology === From Latin bibō, bibere. === Verb === bever to drink == Middle Dutch == === Etymology === From Old Dutch *bevar === Noun === bēver m beaver ==== Inflection ==== ==== Descendants ==== Dutch: beverAfrikaans: bewer Limburgish: baever === Further reading === “bever”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000 Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “bever”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Old English befer, beofor, from Proto-West Germanic *bebru, from Proto-Germanic *bebruz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰébʰrus. ==== Alternative forms ==== beever, beuver, bevere, bevre, bewer, byvre beauver, befer, beofer (Early Middle English); bevir, bevyr, bevyre (East Anglia or Northern) ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈbɛ̞ːvər/ ==== Noun ==== bever (plural bevers) A beaver (rodent of the genus Castor). Beaver fur, skin, or pelt, or a similar cloth. ===== Descendants ===== English: beaver Middle Scots: baver, bever, bevir Scots: beaver, baiver → Irish: béabhar ===== References ===== “bēver, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 23 April 2019. === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Anglo-Norman bever (modern French boire), from Latin bibō. ==== Alternative forms ==== bevere ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈbɛːvər/, /ˈbɛvər/ ==== Noun ==== bever (plural bevers) (rare, Late Middle English) beverage ===== Related terms ===== beverage ===== Descendants ===== English: bever ===== References ===== “bēver, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 23 April 2019. == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Middle Low German bever (compare with Dutch bever, German Biber and English beaver). The word replaced Old Norse bjórr (compare with Norwegian Nynorsk bjor). === Noun === bever m (definite singular beveren, indefinite plural bevere or bevre or bevrer, definite plural beverne or bevrene) a beaver (aquatic mammal) a beaver's fur a 6- to 8-year-old member of the Scouts === References === “bever” in The Ordnett Dictionary “bever” in The Bokmål Dictionary. Article in Store norske leksikon ("great Norwegian encyclopedia") on beavers. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Middle Low German bever (compare Dutch bever, German German Biber and English beaver). The word replaced Old Norse bjórr (compare Norwegian Nynorsk bjor). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbeːʋɛr/ === Noun === bever m (definite singular beveren, indefinite plural beverar, definite plural beverane) beaver (aquatic mammal), a roden of the genus Castor, specifically the European beaver, Castor fiber a beaver's fur a 6- to 8-year-old member of the Scouts ==== Synonyms ==== bjor === References === “bever” in The Ordnett Dictionary “bever” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. Article in Store norske leksikon ("great Norwegian encyclopedia") on beavers. == Occitan == === Verb === bever alternative form of beure ==== Conjugation ==== This verb needs an inflection-table template. == Old French == === Etymology 1 === see beivre ==== Verb ==== bever alternative form of beivre ===== Conjugation ===== This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has irregularities in its conjugation. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide. === Etymology 2 === Of Germanic origin, from Frankish *bebru. More at English beaver. ==== Noun ==== bever oblique singular, m (oblique plural bevers, nominative singular bevers, nominative plural bever) beaver (mammal) == Old Galician-Portuguese == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin bibere. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /be.ˈβeɾ/ === Verb === bever to drink ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== Galician: beber Portuguese: beber, buber (dialectal)Kabuverdianu: bebePapiamentu: bebe, bebiPapiamentu: bebe, bebi→ Saramaccan: bebé == Old Spanish == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin bibere. === Verb === bever (first-person singular present bevo, first-person singular preterite beví, past participle bevido) to drink ==== Descendants ==== Spanish: beber == Romansh == === Alternative forms === baiver (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader) beiber (Sursilvan) beber (Sutsilvan) === Etymology === From Latin bibō, bibere. === Verb === bever (Sutsilvan, Surmiran) to drink