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)
- great bustard (a species of bird)
- Synonym: дудак (dudak)
Declension
Declension of дрофа́ (anim fem-form hard-stem accent-d)
References
- "drop" in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, Leda, 2015, →ISBN, page 157–158.
- "pták" in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, Leda, 2015, →ISBN, page 569.
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