biber

See also: Biber, bīber, and bibər

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

Turkish biber, from Greek πιπέρι (pipéri).

Noun

biber

1. pepper

Declension

Declension of biber

	singular	plural
nominative	biber	biberler
genitive	biberniñ	biberlerniñ
dative	biberge	biberlerge
accusative	biberni	biberlerni
locative	biberde	biberlerde
ablative	biberden	biberlerden

References

• Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002), Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎, Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN
• “biber”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)

Interlingua

Verb

biber

1. to drink

Conjugation

    Conjugation of biber

infinitive		biber
participle		present	perfect
		bibente	bibite
active		simple	perfect
	present	bibe	ha bibite
	past	bibeva	habeva bibite
	future	bibera	habera bibite
	conditional	biberea	haberea bibite
	imperative	bibe	—
passive		simple	perfect
	present	es bibite	ha essite bibite
	past	esseva bibite	habeva essite bibite
	future	essera bibite	habera essite bibite
	conditional	esserea bibite	haberea essite bibite
	imperative	sia bibite	—

Latin

Alternative forms

• biberis, bibera, biberium, bibarium

Etymology

From the infinitive bibere (“to drink”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈbɪ.bɛr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈbiː.ber]

Noun

biber f (genitive biberis); third declension

1. a drink, beverage.

Declension

Third-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	biber	biberēs
genitive	biberis	biberum
dative	biberī	biberibus
accusative	biberem	biberēs
ablative	bibere	biberibus
vocative	biber	biberēs

Derived terms

• *abbiberare

References

• “biber”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• "biberis", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• “biber”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• R. E. Latham, D. R. Howlett, & R. K. Ashdowne, editors (1975–2013), “biber”, in Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources‎, London: Oxford University Press for the British Academy, →ISBN, →OCLC

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Biber.

Noun

biber m (plural biberi)

1. beaver

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	biber	biberul		biberi	biberii
genitive-dative	biber	biberului		biberi	biberilor
vocative	biberule			biberilor

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish ببر (biber), from Greek πιπέρι, πιπεριά (pipéri, piperiá).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bǐber/
• Hyphenation: bi‧ber

Noun

bìber m inan (Cyrillic spelling бѝбер)

1. (uncountable) pepper (spice)

Declension

Declension of biber

	singular
nominative	biber
genitive	bibera
dative	biberu
accusative	biber
vocative	biberu
locative	biberu
instrumental	biberom

Synonyms

• (pepper, Croatia): pȁpar

References

• “biber”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Silesian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Biber. Doublet of bober.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbi.bɛr/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ibɛr
• Syllabification: bi‧ber

Noun

biber m animal

1. beaver (mammal of the genus Castor)

   Synonym: bober

Declension

Declension of biber

	singular	plural
nominative	biber	bibry
genitive	bibra	bibrōw
dative	bibrowi	bibrōm
accusative	bibra	bibry/bibrōw
instrumental	bibrym	bibrami/bibrōma
locative	bibrze	bibrach
vocative	bibrze	bibry

Further reading

• biber in silling.org
• Bogdan Kallus (2020), “bóbr”, in Słownik Gōrnoślōnskij Gŏdki, IV edition, Chorzów: Pro Loquela Silesiana, →ISBN, page 221
• Aleksandra Wencel (2023), “biber”, in Dykcjůnôrz ślų̊sko-polski, page 56
• Eugeniusz Kosmała (2023), “1706. bóbr”, in Dykcjōnôrz Polsko-Ślonskiy (in Silesian), b, page 72

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish ببر (biber), from Greek πιπέρι, πιπεριά (pipéri, piperiá).

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

biber (definite accusative biberi, plural biberler)

1. pepper (vegetable, plant, and spice)

Declension

Declension of biber

singular plural nominative biber biberler definite accusative biberi biberleri dative bibere biberlere locative biberde biberlerde ablative biberden biberlerden genitive biberin biberlerin Possessive forms nominative singular plural 1st singular biberim biberlerim 2nd singular biberin biberlerin 3rd singular biberi biberleri 1st plural biberimiz biberlerimiz 2nd plural biberiniz biberleriniz 3rd plural biberleri biberleri definite accusative singular plural 1st singular biberimi biberlerimi 2nd singular biberini biberlerini 3rd singular biberini biberlerini 1st plural biberimizi biberlerimizi 2nd plural biberinizi biberlerinizi 3rd plural biberlerini biberlerini dative singular plural 1st singular biberime biberlerime 2nd singular biberine biberlerine 3rd singular biberine biberlerine 1st plural biberimize biberlerimize 2nd plural biberinize biberlerinize 3rd plural biberlerine biberlerine locative singular plural 1st singular biberimde biberlerimde 2nd singular biberinde biberlerinde 3rd singular biberinde biberlerinde 1st plural biberimizde biberlerimizde 2nd plural biberinizde biberlerinizde 3rd plural biberlerinde biberlerinde ablative singular plural 1st singular biberimden biberlerimden 2nd singular biberinden biberlerinden 3rd singular biberinden biberlerinden 1st plural biberimizden biberlerimizden 2nd plural biberinizden biberlerinizden 3rd plural biberlerinden biberlerinden genitive singular plural 1st singular biberimin biberlerimin 2nd singular biberinin biberlerinin 3rd singular biberinin biberlerinin 1st plural biberimizin biberlerimizin 2nd plural biberinizin biberlerinizin 3rd plural biberlerinin biberlerinin

Derived terms

• acı biber
• biber salçası
• cin biberi
• karabiber
• kiraz biberi
• pul biber
• süs biberi
• toz biber
• yalancı biber

Further reading

• “biber”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “biber”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı