lurcher
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
lurch + -er. See lurch (“to lurk, lie in wait”).
Noun edit
lurcher (plural lurchers)
- (obsolete) One who lurks or lies in wait; one who watches in order to rob or betray; a poacher.
- A type of crossbreed dog ― a cross between a sighthound and any other breed or the offspring of such crosses.
- 2009 February 5, Penelope Green, “New Book Offers Knitted Projects for Pets”, in New York Times[1]:
- “Since we are both obsessed with our dogs” — Ms. Muir has a whippet; Ms. Osborne, a lurcher — “we thought we’d try pets,” she said.
- A large nymphalid butterfly, Yoma sabina, of Australia and Asia.
Etymology 2 edit
From Latin lurco, lurcho (“a glutton”). See lurch.
Noun edit
lurcher (plural lurchers)
References edit
- “lurcher”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- OED second edition (1989)
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
lurcher
- lurcher (dog)
Declension edit
Inflection of lurcher (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | lurcher | lurcherit | ||
genitive | lurcherin | lurcherien lurchereiden lurchereitten | ||
partitive | lurcheria | lurchereita lurchereja | ||
illative | lurcheriin | lurchereihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | lurcher | lurcherit | ||
accusative | nom. | lurcher | lurcherit | |
gen. | lurcherin | |||
genitive | lurcherin | lurcherien lurchereiden lurchereitten | ||
partitive | lurcheria | lurchereita lurchereja | ||
inessive | lurcherissa | lurchereissa | ||
elative | lurcherista | lurchereista | ||
illative | lurcheriin | lurchereihin | ||
adessive | lurcherilla | lurchereilla | ||
ablative | lurcherilta | lurchereilta | ||
allative | lurcherille | lurchereille | ||
essive | lurcherina | lurchereina | ||
translative | lurcheriksi | lurchereiksi | ||
abessive | lurcheritta | lurchereitta | ||
instructive | — | lurcherein | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Latin edit
Verb edit
lurcher