covey
Oznaczający (Angielski)
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- A brood or family of partridges (family Phasianidae), which includes game birds such as grouse (tribe Tetraonini) and ptarmigans (tribe Tetraonini, genus Lagopus).
- A group of other birds, such as quail (superfamily Phasianoidea).
- A group or party of people; also, a group or set of things.
Synonimy
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small flock
Łączone jako
cov‧ey
Wymawiane jako (IPA)
/ˈkʌvi/
Etymologia (Angielski)
In summary
The noun is derived from Middle English covei, covey (“brood of partridges, covey; volley of shot; kind of gun”) [and other forms], from Old French covée (“brood (of chickens), clutch”) (modern French couvée), a noun use of the feminine past participle of cover (“to brood (an egg)”) (modern French couver), from Latin cubāre, the present active infinitive of cubō (“to lie down, recline; to incubate; to be broody”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱewb- (“to lie down”). The verb is derived from the noun. cognates * French couvée (“brood (of chickens), clutch”), couver (“to brood (an egg)”) * Italian covata (“brood, clutch, covey, hatch”), covare (“to brood or incubate (an egg)”)
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