boar
A wild boar, the wild ancestor of the domesticated pigA wild boar (Sus scrofa), the wild ancestor of the domesticated pig.
» Wild boars tore up my garden.
Кабаны разрыли мой сад.
Meaning
5 sensesA wild boar (Sus scrofa), the wild ancestor of the domesticated pig.
A male pig.
Eber
каба́нkabán, хрякxrjak, бо́ровbórov
каба́нkabán
an uncastrated male hog
A male boar (sense 1).
A male bear.
A male guinea pig.
Examples
51 sentencesWild boars tore up my garden.
ruКабаны разрыли мой сад.
Wild boars have dug up my garden.
ruКабаны перекопали мой сад.
deWildschweine haben meinen Garten umgegraben.
Wild boars have eaten all of our potatoes.
deDie Wildschweine haben alle unsere Kartoffeln gefressen.
One hunts wild boar at night.
The wild boars devoured the acorns.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English bor, boor, from Old English bār, from Proto-West Germanic *bair.From Middle English bor, boor, from Old English bār, from Proto-West Germanic *bair.
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Forms
plural: boars / boarSynonyms
2 synonyms- Old World wild swine having a narrow body and prominent tusks from which most domestic swine come; introduced in United States:wild boarSus scrofa
Word family
19 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular