thrush en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /θɹʌʃ/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From Middle English thrusche, þrusch, þresche, from a combination of Old English þrysċe (from Proto-Germanic *þruskijǭ, a diminutive of Proto-Germanic *þruskō) and Old English þræsċe (from Proto-Germanic *þrauskǭ and/or *þrastuz); all from Proto-Indo-European *trosdos (“thrush”). Cognate with German Drossel, Old Norse þrǫstr, Latin turdus, Lithuanian strazdas (“thrush”), Middle Irish truid, Welsh drudwy (“starling”), Old Church Slavonic дрозгъ (drozgŭ), Russian дрозд (drozd).
Meanings
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Any of numerous species of songbirds of the cosmopolitan family Turdidae, such as the song thrush, mistle thrush, bluebird, and American robin.
I felt comforted by the song of the redbreast, and I thought I felt less lonely and deserted as long as I heard the merry notes of the thrush.
1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 281:
- (US, colloquial) A female singer.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| thrushes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
missel thrush · mistle thrush · laughingthrush · water thrush · rock thrush · whistling thrush · Wilson's thrush · mimic thrush · thrushling · Siberian thrush · russet-backed thrush · Naumann's thrush · varied thrush · thrushlike · willow thrush · ant thrush · Swainson's thrush · olive-backed thrush · squawking thrush · running thrush · native thrush · thrush nightingale · babbling thrush · jay thrush · black-throated thrush · tit thrush · nightingale-thrush · true thrush · dusky thrush · migratory thrush · brown thrush · reed thrush · ground thrush · mocking thrush · thrush-tanager · Bicknell's thrush · antthrush · waterthrush · White's thrush · song thrush · mountain thrush · screech thrush · pale thrush · tawny thrush · great thrush · red-throated thrush · scaly thrush · wrenthrush · shrikethrush · Kurrichane thrush · eyebrowed thrush · quail-thrush · hermit thrush · mistletoe thrush · ring thrush · wood thrush · clay-colored thrush
Translations (97)
grc κίχλη (one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae) · yi דראָסל (one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae) · lzz მზესკუ (one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae) · zlw-osk drozd (one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae) · be дрозд (one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae) · xmf ზესქვი (one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae) · is þröstur (one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae) · oc tord (one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae) · zu umunswi (one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae) · sl drozg (one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae) · nl lijster (one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae) · lzz ზემსკუ (one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae) · oc tordre (one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae) · csb drózd (one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae) · ja 鶇 (one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae) · uk дрізд (one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae) · he קִיכְלִי (one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae) · rup sturdzu (one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae) · ru певи́чка (woman who sings popular songs) · mk дрозд (one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae) · da drossel (one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae) · nap marvizzo (one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae) · ru дрозд (one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae) · fi laulajatar (woman who sings popular songs) · lzz ზესკუ (one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae) · sh drȍzd (one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae) · sk drozd (one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae) · cy bronfraith (one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae) · lzz ზემსქუ (one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae) · cmn 鶇 /鸫 (one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae) · zlw-slv drôsla (one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae) · fur dordei (one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae) · it tordo (one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae) · ltg strods (one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae) · non þrǫstr (one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae) · fo trøstur (one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae) · ka შაშვი (one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae) · zlw-ocs drozd (one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae) · vec tordo (one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae) · scn turdu (one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae) · la turdus (one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae) · rup strudz (one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae) · csb drosel (one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae) · ota آردج قوشی (one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae) · ast tordu (one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae) · af lyster (one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae) · tl pipit-tulog (one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae) · io turdo (one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae) · de Drossel (one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae) · es tordo (one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae) · kw molgh (one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae) · sv trast (one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae) · lzz მზესქუ (one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae) · nds Drossel (one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae) · vo turd (one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae) · ast malvís (one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae) · sh дрозд (one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae) · nn trost (one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae) · ia turdo (one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae) · ro sturz (one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae) · gd smeòrach (one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae) · nn trast (one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae) · fi rastas (one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae) · ar دُجّ (one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae) · hy կեռնեխ (one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae) · hu rigó (one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae) · ast zarzal (one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae) · et rästas (one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae) · pt sabiá (one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae) · lt strãzdas (one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae) · sh drozak (one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae) · cs drozd (one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae) · ca tord (one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae) · nb trost (one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae) · gl chalra (one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae) · sh дрозак (one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae) · es zorzal (one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae) · gl malvís (one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae) · pt tordo (one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae) · nrf graïve (one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae) · xmf ზესკვი (one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae) · lb Dréischel (one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae) · es mirlo (one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae) · eo turdo (one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae) · dsb drozna (one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae) · gl tordo (one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae) · lv strazds (one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae) · fr grive (one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae) · el τσίχλα (one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae) · ko 지빠귀 (one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae) · gl arnelo (one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae) · szl drōzd (one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae) · mzn تیکا (one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae) · bg дрозд (one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae) · pl drozd (one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae) · nds Liester (one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae) · ga smólach (one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae)