Bussard

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French busard (“harrier”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbʊsaʁt/

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• Hyphenation: Bus‧sard

Noun

Bussard m (strong, genitive Bussardes or Bussards, plural Bussarde)

1. buzzard (genus Buteo)

Declension

Declension of Bussard [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Bussard	die	Bussarde
genitive	eines	des	Bussardes, Bussards	der	Bussarde
dative	einem	dem	Bussard, Bussarde1	den	Bussarden
accusative	einen	den	Bussard	die	Bussarde

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• Adlerbussard
• Bergbussard
• Raufußbussard
• Rotrückenbussard
• Rotschulterbussard

Further reading

• “Bussard” in Duden online
• “Bussard” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache