netopýr

Czech

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *netopyřь, which is a compounded term, with the first element *neto- possibly reflecting (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *nekʷto-, oblique e-grade of *nókʷts (“night”). The second element is usually taken to be *pyřь (“flier”) (compare pero (“feather”)). Another theory states it is the result of folk etymology or taboo deformation, based on *lepetyrь from *lepetati (“to fly irregularly”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɛtoˌpiːr/

Noun

1. bat, microbat (Any of the small, nocturnal, flying mammals of the order Microchiroptera, which navigate by means of echolocation.)

Further reading

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