гайстер

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га́йстер

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Etymology

Inherited from Old Ruthenian га́йстеръ (hájster), from Polish hajstra.[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]

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Noun

га́йстер (hájsterm 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)

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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., editor (1985), “гайсцер”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), volumes 3 (га! – інчэ́), Minsk: Navuka i technika, page 18
  3. ^ Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “а́ист”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress