дрофа
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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]
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Compare Czech drop, Polish drop. Cognate with German Trappe.
Pronunciation
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
- ^ Rejzek, Jiří (2015) “drop”, in Český etymologický slovník [Czech Etymological Dictionary] (in Czech), 3rd (revised and expanded) edition, Praha: LEDA, →ISBN, pages 157–158
- ^ Rejzek, Jiří (2015) “pták”, in Český etymologický slovník [Czech Etymological Dictionary] (in Czech), 3rd (revised and expanded) edition, Praha: LEDA, →ISBN, page 569