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bustard

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English

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kori bustard, Ardeotis kori

Etymology

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From Middle English bustarde, from an Anglo-Norman blend of Old French bistarde and oustarde, both from Latin avis tarda (slow bird), which is a misnomer as bustards are fast runners.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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bustard (plural bustards)

  1. Any of several large terrestrial birds of the family Otididae that inhabit dry open country and steppes in the Old World.
  2. (euphemistic, slang) bastard
    That bustard tried to conquer the world!

Derived terms

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Translations

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Further reading

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Anagrams

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Irish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English bustard, from Old French bistarde.

Noun

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bustard m (genitive singular bustaird, nominative plural bustaird)

  1. bustard

Declension

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Declension of bustard (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative bustard bustaird
vocative a bhustaird a bhustarda
genitive bustaird bustard
dative bustard bustaird
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an bustard na bustaird
genitive an bhustaird na mbustard
dative leis an mbustard
don bhustard
leis na bustaird

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Mutated forms of bustard
radical lenition eclipsis
bustard bhustard mbustard

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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