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5-letter words (2 found)

BEVER,BREVE,

4-letter words (7 found)

BEER,BERE,BREE,EREV,EVER,VEER,VERB,

3-letter words (7 found)

BEE,ERE,EVE,REB,REE,REV,VEE,

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BE,EE,ER,RE,

1-letter words (1 found)

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Definitions and meaning of bever

bever

English

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • pronounced the same as bevor (i.e. IPA(key): /ˈbiːvə(ɹ)/)

Noun

bever (plural bevers)

  1. 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)

  1. (obsolete) A drink.
  2. (now rare, archaic) A snack or light refreshment between meals.
  3. (obsolete) A time for drinking.
  4. (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)

  1. (obsolete) To take a light repast between meals.

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • pronounced the same as beaver (“semiaquatic rodent”) (i.e. IPA(key): /ˈbiːvə(ɹ)/)

Noun

bever (plural bevers)

  1. Obsolete spelling of beaver (“semiaquatic rodent”).

References

Anagrams

  • breve

Cornish

Etymology

Borrowed from English beaver.

Noun

bever m (plural bevers)

  1. 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)

  1. a beaver, rodent of the genus Castor
  2. (particularly) the European beaver, Castor fiber

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: bewer

Anagrams

  • breve

Hungarian

Etymology

be- +‎ ver

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbɛvɛr]
  • Hyphenation: be‧ver
  • Rhymes: -ɛr

Verb

bever

  1. (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.
  2. (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 2024).

Ladino

Etymology

From Latin bibō, bibere.

Verb

bever

  1. to drink

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *bevar

Noun

bēver m

  1. beaver

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

  • Dutch: bever
    • Afrikaans: 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, from Proto-West Germanic *bebru, from Proto-Germanic *bebruz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰébʰrus.

    Alternative forms

    • beauver, beever, befer, beofer, beuver, bevere, bevre, bevyr, bevyre, bewer, byvre

    Pronunciation

    • (Early Middle English) IPA(key): /ˈbøːvər/
    • IPA(key): /ˈbɛːvər/

    Noun

    bever (plural bevers)

    2. A beaver (rodent of the genus Castor).
    3. Beaver fur, skin, or pelt, or a similar cloth.
    Descendants
    • English: beaver
    • Scots: bever, baiver
    • → Irish: béabhar
    References
    • “bēver, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-04-23.

    Etymology 2

    Borrowed from Anglo-Norman bever (modern French boire), from Latin bibō.

    Alternative forms

    • bevere

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈbɛːvər/

    Noun

    bever (plural bevers)

    2. (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 2019-04-23.

    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)

    1. a beaver (aquatic mammal)
    2. a beaver's fur
    3. 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)

    1. beaver (aquatic mammal), a roden of the genus Castor, specifically the European beaver, Castor fiber
    2. a beaver's fur
    3. 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

    1. Alternative form of beure

    Conjugation

    This verb needs an inflection-table template.

    Old French

    Etymology 1

    see beivre

    Verb

    bever

    1. 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)

    1. beaver (mammal)

    Old Galician-Portuguese

    Etymology

    Inherited from Latin bibere.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /be.ˈβeɾ/

    Verb

    bever

    1. to drink

    Conjugation

    Descendants

    • Galician: beber
    • Portuguese: beber, buber (dialectal)
      • Kabuverdianu: bebe
        • Papiamentu: bebe, bebi
      • Papiamentu: 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)

    1. to drink

    Descendants

    • Spanish: beber

    Romansch

    Alternative forms

    • baiver (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader)
    • beiber (Sursilvan)
    • beber (Sutsilvan)

    Etymology

    From Latin bibō, bibere.

    Verb

    bever

    1. (Sutsilvan, Surmiran) to drink

    Source: wiktionary.org