гайстер

Ukrainian

га́йстер

Alternative forms

  • га́стір (hástir), а́стер (áster), га́рист (háryst)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Ruthenian га́йстеръ.[1] Cognate with Belarusian га́йсцер (hájscjer, black stork);[2] Also possible relation with Russian а́ист (áist, stork) (from Middle Russian а́истъ (áist), а́гистъ (ágist)).[3]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɦai̯ster]

Noun

га́йстер (hájster) m animal (genitive га́йстра, nominative plural га́йстри, genitive plural га́йстрів)

  1. (dialectal) stork
    Synonyms: леле́ка (leléka), чорногу́з (čornohúz), бу́сол (búsol), бу́сел (búsel), бу́зько (búzʹko), бу́зьо́к (búzʹók), боця́н (bocján), боцю́н (bocjún)

Declension

Derived terms

  • гайстря́чий (hajstrjáčyj)

Further reading

References

  1. Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982), га́йстер”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 1 (А – Г), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 454
  2. Martynaŭ, V. U., Tsykhun, G. A., editors (1978–2017), гайсцер”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka
  3. Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), а́ист”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress
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