cietrzew

Polish

Alternative forms

• ciećwér (Far Masovian)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish cietrzew, from Proto-Slavic *tȅtervь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *teterwás, from Proto-Indo-European *tetr̥-wó-s, from *teter- (“hen-like bird”). Cognate to Ancient Greek τέτραξ (tétrax), Latin turtur, Lithuanian tetervinas, Old Norse þiðurr and Sanskrit तित्तिर (tittirá).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ɕɛ.tʂɛf/

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• Rhymes: -ɛtʂɛf
• Syllabification: cie‧trzew

Noun

cietrzew m animal

1. grouse of the genus Lyrurus, especially the black grouse (Lyrurus tetrix)

Declension

Declension of cietrzew

	singular	plural
nominative	cietrzew	cietrzewie
genitive	cietrzewia	cietrzewi
dative	cietrzewiowi	cietrzewiom
accusative	cietrzewia	cietrzewie
instrumental	cietrzewiem	cietrzewiami
locative	cietrzewiu	cietrzewiach
vocative	cietrzewiu	cietrzewie

Derived terms

adjective

• cietrzewi

 

verbs

• zacietrzewiać impf
• zacietrzewić pf

 

Further reading

• cietrzew in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• cietrzew in Polish dictionaries at PWN