тетерꙗ

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See also: тетеря

Old Ruthenian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *tetervъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *teterwás, from Proto-Indo-European *tetr̥-wó-s, from *teter-.[1][2]

Noun[edit]

тетерꙗ (teterjaf animal

  1. black grouse (game bird of genus Tetrao, of the family Tetraonidae)

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Belarusian: цяце́ра (cjacjéra); тэтэ́ра (tetéra) (dialectal)
  • Ukrainian: тете́ря (tetérja); тете́ра (tetéra) (dialectal)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2006), “тетеря”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volumes 5 (Р – Т), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 562
  2. ^ Tsykhun, G. A., editor (2017), “тэтэ́ра”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), volumes 14 (трапкі́ – тэ́чка), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 333:ст.-бел. тетеря, цецера (1710-1711)st.-bjel. tjetjerja, cjecjera (1710-1711)

Further reading[edit]

  • Bulyka, A. M., editor (2013), “тетеря, цецера”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), numbers 33 (струна – треснутися), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 293