Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
15th century. From dote (“to be foolish; senile”) + -rel (“pejorative suffix”). The bird is so named as it is easy to catch.
some old dotterel treesc. 1570, Roger Ascham, The Scholemaster:
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most dotterel | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more dotterel | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
15th century. From dote (“to be foolish; senile”) + -rel (“pejorative suffix”). The bird is so named as it is easy to catch.
This poor dotterel, Sir Arthur, is playing fast and loose with me.1792, Thomas Holcroft, Anna St. Ives, vol. V, letter 88:
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dotterels | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
red-kneed dotterel · hooded dotterel · black-fronted dotterel · shore dotterel · tawny-throated dotterel · inland dotterel · Eurasian dotterel · sea dotterel
dote · Eurasian dotterel · dotard (gullible fool)
tr kalinis (bird in the plover family Charadriidae) · nl morinelplevier (bird in the plover family Charadriidae) · mi pohowera (bird in the plover family Charadriidae) · ru хрустан (bird in the plover family Charadriidae) · hu lile (bird in the plover family Charadriidae) · ru ржа́нка (bird in the plover family Charadriidae) · gd amadan-mòintich (bird in the plover family Charadriidae) · mi kūkuruatu (bird in the plover family Charadriidae) · es chorlito carambolo (bird in the plover family Charadriidae) · ro ploier de munte (bird in the plover family Charadriidae) · mi tūturiwhatu (bird in the plover family Charadriidae) · bg планински дъждосвирец (bird in the plover family Charadriidae) · el βουνοσφυριχτής (bird in the plover family Charadriidae) · fi tylli (bird in the plover family Charadriidae) · fi kurmitsa (bird in the plover family Charadriidae) · ga amadán móinteach (bird in the plover family Charadriidae) · ro prundăraș de munte (bird in the plover family Charadriidae) · fi kapustarinta (bird in the plover family Charadriidae) · pt borrelho (bird in the plover family Charadriidae) · cmn 小嘴鴴 /小嘴鸻 (bird in the plover family Charadriidae) · pl sieweczka (bird in the plover family Charadriidae)