nietopyrz

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Old Polish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *netopyřь.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /ɲɛtɔpɨ(ː)r̝/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ɲɛtɔpɨr̝/

Noun[edit]

nietopyrz m animacy unattested

  1. bat (any of the flying mammals of the order Chiroptera, usually small and nocturnal, insectivorous or frugivorous)
    • 1900 [1472], Józef Rostafiński, editor, Symbola ad historiam naturalem medii aevi = Średniowieczna historya naturalna w Polsce. Ps 2[1], number 1109:
      Netopyrz vespertilio
      [Nietopyrz vespertilio]

Descendants[edit]

  • Polish: nietoperz

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