cietrzew
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Polish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish cietrzew, from Proto-Slavic *tȅtervь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *teterwás, from Proto-Indo-European *tetr̥-wó-s, from *teter- (“hen-like bird”). Cognate to Ancient Greek τέτραξ (tétrax), Latin turtur, Lithuanian tetervinas, Old Norse þiðurr and Sanskrit तित्तिर (tittirá).
Pronunciation
Noun
cietrzew m animal
- grouse of the genus Lyrurus, especially the black grouse (Lyrurus tetrix)
Declension
Declension of cietrzew
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | cietrzew | cietrzewie |
| genitive | cietrzewia | cietrzewi |
| dative | cietrzewiowi | cietrzewiom |
| accusative | cietrzewia | cietrzewie |
| instrumental | cietrzewiem | cietrzewiami |
| locative | cietrzewiu | cietrzewiach |
| vocative | cietrzewiu | cietrzewie |
Derived terms
adjective
verbs
- zacietrzewiać impf
- zacietrzewić pf