cusceote

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Uncertain; the traditional derivation from cū (“cow”) +‎ *sċeote (“shooter”, an otherwise unknown derivative of sċēotan (“to shoot”)) is somewhat semantically dubious.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkuːˌʃo.te/

Noun

cūsċeote f

  1. (zoology) woodpigeon, ringdove

Declension

Weak feminine (n-stem):

singular plural
nominative cūsċeote cūsċeotan
accusative cūsċeotan cūsċeotan
genitive cūsċeotan cūsċeotena
dative cūsċeotan cūsċeotum

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Descendants

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