Masculine
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Eber
boar (male pig, especially domestic)
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈeːbɐ/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German ëber, from Old High German ebur, from Proto-West Germanic *ebur, from Proto-Germanic *eburaz, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-r-. Cognate with Dutch ever, Latin aper, Serbo-Croatian vepar. Despite the similarity in form and meaning, not related to obsolete dialectal Bär (“boar”) (which see), nor to Bär (“bear”).
männliches Wildschwein
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