дрофа

Russian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *dropъty, whose first part is probably from Proto-Indo-European *dreh₂- (“run”) and the other from Proto-Slavic *pъta (“bird”), which is probably based on Proto-Indo-European *put- (“a young, a child, a little animal”).

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Compare Czech drop, Polish drop. Cognate with German Trappe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [drɐˈfa]

Noun

дрофа́ • (drofá) f anim (genitive дрофы́, nominative plural дро́фы, genitive plural дроф)

1. great bustard (a species of bird)

   Synonym: дудак (dudak)

Declension

Declension of дрофа́ (anim fem-form hard-stem accent-d) 

	singular	plural
nominative	дрофа́ drofá	дро́фы drófy
genitive	дрофы́ drofý	дро́ф dróf
dative	дрофе́ drofé	дро́фам drófam
accusative	дрофу́ drofú	дро́ф dróf
instrumental	дрофо́й, дрофо́ю drofój, drofóju	дро́фами drófami
prepositional	дрофе́ drofé	дро́фах drófax