avutarda

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish abtarda, autarda, from Latin avis tarda (“bustard”, literally “slow bird”). This phrase is noted by Roman authors such as Pliny the Elder and Isidore of Seville as being the Hispanic designation for the bird. The modern spelling, avutarda, is the result of influence from ave (“bird”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /abuˈtaɾda/ [a.β̞uˈt̪aɾ.ð̞a]
  • Rhymes: -aɾda
  • Syllabification: a‧vu‧tar‧da

Noun

avutarda f (plural avutardas)

  1. bustard

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José Antonio (1984), “avutarda”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic etymological dictionary]‎[1] (in Spanish), volume I (A–Ca), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 426

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