мисир

See also: Мисир

Macedonian

Etymology

From the Arabic name of Egypt, Ottoman Turkish مصر (mısır), Arabic مِصْر (miṣr); following the false belief that turkeys originate from Egypt. Compare English turkey, Portuguese peru, Russian индейка (indejka), Scottish Gaelic eun-Frangach, and Dutch kalkoen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmisir]
  • (file)

Noun

мисир (misir) m (plural мисири, feminine мисирка, diminutive мисирче)

  1. male turkey, turkeycock

Declension

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