boar
A wild boar, the wild ancestor of the domesticated pigA wild boar (Sus scrofa), the wild ancestor of the domesticated pig.
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. — marafon
Wild boars have dug up my garden.
ruКабаны перекопали мой сад. — marafon
deWildschweine haben meinen Garten umgegraben. — wolfgangth
Wild boars have eaten all of our potatoes.
deDie Wildschweine haben alle unsere Kartoffeln gefressen. — arved
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