different between woodchuck vs bever

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Cree ocêk, otchek (“fisher”), borrowed from Ojibwe ojiig (“fisher, marten”), or a similar term in a related Algonquian language, subsequently reapplied to the groundhog.

An earlier form of this word, woodshock, still sometimes designated the marten.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?w?d.t??k/

Noun

woodchuck (plural woodchucks)

1. A rodent of the family Sciuridae, belonging to the group of large ground squirrels known as marmots, Marmota monax.

   Synonyms: groundhog, whistle pig, land-beaver, moonack

Translations

Further reading

• woodchuck on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?bi?v?/
• (General American) enPR: b??v?r, IPA^(key): /?bi?v?/
• Homophones: beaver, Belvoir, bevor

Etymology 1

From Middle English biveren, beveren (“to tremble”), frequentative form of Old English beofian, bifian (“to tremble, be moved, shake, quake”), from Proto-Germanic *bib?n? (“to quake, shiver”), equivalent to bive +? -er. Cognate with Dutch bibberen (“to shiver, quiver”), Low German beveren (“to shiver”), Dutch beven (“to quake”), German beben (“to quake, tremble”), Swedish bäva (“to quake, tremble”), Icelandic bifa (“to budge, be moved”), Latin foedus (“disgusting, shocking, abominable, heinous”).

Pronunciation

• (Scotland) IPA^(key): /?b?(?)v??/

Verb

bever (third-person singular simple present bevers, present participle bevering, simple past and past participle bevered)

1. (intransitive) To tremble; shake; quiver; shiver.
   • 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte D'Arthur, page 25:

     Wherefore King Ban and King Bors made them ready, and dressed their shields and harness, and they were so courageous that many knights shook and bevered for eagerness.

Derived terms

• bevering

References

• The Dictionary of the Scots Language

Etymology 2

Noun

bever (plural bevers)

1. Alternative spelling of bevor
   • 1786, Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page 8:

     Some close helmets have a farther improvement called a bever, the bever when closed covers the mouth and chin, and either lifts up by revolving on the same pivots as the visor, or lets down by means of two or more pivots on each side near the jaws, in which case the bever consists of several laminæ or plates, one shutting over the other.

Etymology 3

From Middle English bever, from Anglo-Norman bever (modern French boire), from Latin bib?.

Noun

bever (plural bevers)

1. A drink.

   • Bid my subsiser carry my hackney to the buttery, and give him his bever; it is a civil and sober beast, and will drink moderately.

2. (now rare, archaic) A snack or light refreshment between meals.
   • 1604, Christopher Marlowe, Dr. Faustus:

     Thirty meals a day and ten bevers.

   • 1980, Anthony Burgess, Earthly Powers:

     Very softly I boiled water, made a sandwich from the remains of the luncheon roast chicken, scalded the Twining creature. Then I softly carried my bever to the study on a tray […].

3. A time for drinking.
4. A mixture of cider and water.

Synonyms

• (drink): drink
• (snack): snack

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 4

Noun

bever (plural bevers)

1. Obsolete form of beaver.

Anagrams

• breve

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch b?ver, from Old Dutch *bevar, from Proto-Germanic *bebruz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?be?.v?r/
• Hyphenation: be?ver
• Rhymes: -e?v?r

Noun

bever m (plural bevers, diminutive bevertje n)

1. A beaver, rodent of the genus Castor.

Derived terms

Descendants

• Afrikaans: bewer

Anagrams

• breve

Hungarian

Etymology

be- +? ver

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?b?v?r]
• Hyphenation: be?ver
• Rhymes: -?r

Verb

bever

1. (transitive, of one's head) to knock (into something -ba/-be)

2. (transitive, of nails) to drive in (-ba/-be)

Conjugation

Derived terms

• beverés

Ladino

Etymology

From Latin bib?, bibere.

Verb

bever (Latin spelling)

1. to drink

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *bevar, from Proto-Germanic *bebruz.

Noun

b?ver 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

From Old English beofor, from Proto-Germanic *bebruz, from Proto-Indo-European *b?éb?rus.

Alternative forms

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

Pronunciation

• (Early ME) IPA^(key): /?bø?v?r/
• IPA^(key): /?b??v?r/

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

• “b?ver, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-04-23.

Etymology 2

From Anglo-Norman bever (modern French boire), from Latin bib?.

Alternative forms

• bevere

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?b??v?r/

Noun

bever (plural bevers)

2. (rare, Late Middle English) beverage

Related terms

• beverage

Descendants

• English: bever

References

• “b?ver, 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)

   En bever kan veie opptil 40 kg.

   A beaver can weigh up to 40 kg.

2. a beaver's fur

   Kåpen er av bever.

   The coat is made of beaver 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): /?be???r/

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

   Ein bever kan vege opptil 40 kg.

   A beaver can weigh up to 40 kg.

2. a beaver's fur

   Kåpa er av bever.

   The coat is made of beaver 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

From Proto-Germanic *bebruz. More at English beaver.

Noun

bever m (oblique plural bevers, nominative singular bevers, nominative plural bever)

1. beaver (mammal)

Old Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin bibere, present active infinitive of bib? (“I drink”), from Proto-Italic *pib?, from Proto-Indo-European *píph?eti.

Cognate with Galician beber, Spanish beber, Catalan beure, Occitan beure, French boire, Italian bere and Romanian bea.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /be.?be?/ (for beber)
• IPA^(key): /be.??e?/ (for bever)

Verb

bever

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Conjugation

Descendants

• Galician: beber
• Portuguese: beber

  Kabuverdianu: bebe

  Papiamentu: bebe, bebi

• Portuguese: beber

  Papiamentu: bebe, bebi

(Papiamentu bebe, bebi came separately from Portuguese beber and Kabuverdianu bebe.)

Romansch

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

From Latin bib?, bibere.

Verb

bever

1. (Sutsilvan, Surmiran) to drink