bustard
English
kori bustard, Ardeotis kori
Etymology
From Middle English bustarde, from Old French bistarde.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbʌs.təd/
Noun
bustard (plural bustards)
- Any of several large terrestrial birds of the family Otididae that inhabit dry open country and steppes in the Old World.
Derived terms
Terms derived from bustard
Translations
any of several birds of the family Otididae
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Anagrams
Irish
Etymology
Borrowed from English bustard, from Old French bistarde.
Noun
bustard m (genitive singular bustaird, nominative plural bustaird)
Declension
Declension of bustard
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- ar bustard (“in the lurch”)
Mutation
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| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| bustard | bhustard | mbustard |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "bustard" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
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