codobatură

Romanian

Etymology

From a Vulgar Latin *codabattula, from Latin coda < cauda (“tail”) + a derivative of battuō (“to beat”). Compare Aromanian coadã-baturã, cudubaturã, cutrubatã, Calabrese codivattula. See also similar formations in other Romance languages, with inverse order: Italian batticoda, Florentine dialect batticova, Occitan bateco.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ko.doˈba.tu.rə/

Noun

codobatură f (plural codobaturi)

1. wagtail (Motacilla)

   Synonyms: prundar, prundaș

Declension

Declension of codobatură

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) codobatură	codobatura	(niște) codobaturi	codobaturile
genitive/dative	(unei) codobaturi	codobaturii	(unor) codobaturi	codobaturilor
vocative	codobatură, codobaturo		codobaturilor

Derived terms

• codobatură albă
• codobatură galbenă
• codobatură sură

Related terms

• coadă

See also

• motacilide