dotterel

English

Etymology

15th century. From dote (“to be foolish; senile”) +‎ -rel (“pejorative suffix”). The bird is so named as it is easy to catch.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɒtɹəl/

Noun

dotterel (plural dotterels)

1. A gullible fool.
2. Any of various small birds in the plover family Charadriidae; sometimes used interchangeably with plover.

Synonyms

• (gullible fool): dotard, dote; see also Thesaurus:fool

Derived terms

Derived terms

• Black-fronted Dotterel, Elseyornis melanops
• Eurasian Dotterel, Charadrius morinellus
• Hooded Dotterel, Thinornis rubricollis
• Inland Dotterel, Charadrius australis

• Red-kneed Dotterel, Erythrogonys cinctus
• Shore Dotterel, Thinornis novaeseelandiae
• Tawny-throated Dotterel, Oreopholus ruficollis

Translations

bird in the plover family Charadriidae

• Bulgarian: планински дъждосвирец m (planinski dǎždosvirec)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 小嘴鴴／小嘴鸻, 小嘴鸻 (xiǎozuǐhéng)

• Finnish: kurmitsa, kapustarinta (fi), tylli (fi)
• Greek: βουνοσφυριχτής m (vounosfyrichtís)
• Irish: amadán móinteach m
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• Maori: kūkuruatu, tūturiwhatu, pohowera
• Portuguese: borrelho (pt) m
• Romanian: prundăraș-de-munte m, ploier-de-munte m
• Russian: ржа́нка (ru) f (ržánka), хрустан (ru) (xrustan)
• Scottish Gaelic: amadan-mòintich m
• Spanish: chorlito carambolo m

Further reading

• dotterel on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Adjective

dotterel (comparative more dotterel, superlative most dotterel)

1. decayed
   • (Can we date this quote by Ascham and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)

     some old dotterel trees

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