bagr

Czech

Etymology

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): /baɡr̩/

Noun

bagr m

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

Declension

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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