Russian edit

 
беркут

Etymology edit

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 edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈbʲerkʊt]
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Noun edit

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

  1. golden eagle

Declension edit

Coordinate terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Azerbaijani: berkut

References edit

  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 edit

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

Ukrainian edit

 
беркут

Etymology edit

A Turkic borrowing. Compare Russian бе́ркут (bérkut).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

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

  1. golden eagle

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

References edit