coadã-baturã

Aromanian

Alternative forms

• cudubaturã, cutrubatã

Etymology

From a Vulgar Latin *codabattula, from Latin coda < cauda (“tail”) + a derivative of battuō (“to beat”). Compare Romanian codobatură, Calabrese codivattula. See also similar formations in other Romance languages, with inverse order: Italian batticoda, Florentine dialect batticova, Occitan bateco.

Noun

coadã-baturã f (plural coadã-baturi/coadã-bature)

1. wagtail (Motacilla)

Related terms

• cudalbã
• coadã
• bat