Russian

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беркут

Etymology

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Ultimately from Proto-Turkic *bürküt (Burkut; eagle). Exact source unknown, possibly Chagatai [script needed] (börküt) or Kazakh бүркіт (bürkıt),[1] or Tatar биркут (birkut).[2] Compare also Bashkir бөркөт (börköt), Kyrgyz бүркүт (bürküt), Uzbek burgut.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈbʲerkʊt]
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Noun

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бе́ркут (bérkutm anim (genitive бе́ркута, nominative plural бе́ркуты, genitive plural бе́ркутов)

  1. golden eagle

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Descendants

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  • Azerbaijani: berkut
  • English: berkut

References

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  1. ^ I. G. Lebedev,V. M. Konstantinov (1999) Значение и этимология некоторых русских названий хищных птиц и сов фауны России, Moscow State Pedagogical University, pages 80-96
  2. ^ Brückner, Aleksander (1927) “berkut”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna

Further reading

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “беркут”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

Ukrainian

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беркут

Etymology

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A Turkic borrowing. Compare Russian бе́ркут (bérkut).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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бе́ркут (bérkutm animal (genitive бе́ркута, nominative plural бе́ркути, genitive plural бе́ркутів)

  1. golden eagle

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