дрофа

Russian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *dropъty, whose first part is probably from Proto-Indo-European *dreh₂- (run) and the other from Proto-Slavic *pъta (bird), which is probably based on Proto-Indo-European *put- (a young, a child, a little animal).[1][2]

Compare Czech drop, Polish drop. Cognate with German Trappe.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [drɐˈfa]

Noun

дрофа́ (drofá) f anim (genitive дрофы́, nominative plural дро́фы, genitive plural дроф)

  1. great bustard (a species of bird)
    Synonym: дудак (dudak)

Declension

References

  1. "drop" in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, Leda, 2015, →ISBN, page 157–158.
  2. "pták" in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, Leda, 2015, →ISBN, page 569.
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