LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

beber

beber m (genitive bebrī)
Classical[ˈbɛ.bɛr]Ecclesiastical[ˈbɛː.ber]

Meaning

  1. Late Latinmasculinebeaver

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativebeberbebrī
genitivebebrībebrōrum
dativebebrōbebrīs
accusativebebrumbebrōs
ablativebebrōbebrīs
vocativebeberbebrī

bĕber, bri. m.,
I. the beaver (late Lat. for fiber), Schol. Juv. 12, 34.—Hence, bē^brī-nus, a, um, adj., of the beaver, beaver-, Schol. Juv. 2, 106.

Origins

Borrowing from a Germanic or Celtic language, both from Proto-Indo-European *bʰébʰrus (whence Latin fiber).

Descendants
  • Frenchbièvrefrom Old French bievre
  • Italianbevero
  • Friulianbivar
  • Galicianbefre
  • Old Spanishbefre

Quick answers

What does beber mean in Latin?
beber, a noun, means “beaver”.
What is the genitive of beber?
The genitive singular is bebrī. beber is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce beber?
In classical Latin, [ˈbɛ.bɛr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈbɛː.ber].