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netopýr

netopýr

Czech

Noun

netopýr m

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

Declension

References

  1. ↑ netopýr in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, electronic version, Leda, 2007
  2. ↑ "netopýr" in Václav Machek, Etymologický slovník jazyka českého, second edition, Academia, 1968

Etymology

Panslavic, from Proto-Slavic *netopyrjь, which is a compounded term, with the first element *neto- possibly reflecting Proto-Indo-European *nekʷto-, oblique e-grade of *nókʷts ‎(“night”). The second element is usually taken to be *pyrjь ‎(“flier”) (compare pero ‎(“feather”)).[1] Another theory states it is the result of folk etymology or taboo deformation, based on *lepetyrь from *lepetati ‎(“to fly irregularly”).[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɛtoˌpiːr/

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