nietopyrz

Old Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *netopyřь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (10^th–15^th CE) /ɲɛtɔpɨ(ː)r̝/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ɲɛtɔpɨr̝/

Noun

nietopyrz m animacy unattested

1. bat (any of the flying mammals of the order Chiroptera, usually small and nocturnal, insectivorous or frugivorous)
   • 1900 [1472], Józef Rostafiński, editor, Symbola ad historiam naturalem medii aevi = Średniowieczna historya naturalna w Polsce. Ps 2‎^[1], number 1109:

     Netopyrz vespertilio

     [Nietopyrz vespertilio]

Descendants

• Polish: nietoperz

References

• B. Sieradzka-Baziur, editor (2011–2015), “nietopyrz”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN