thrush
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thrush¹
- /θɹʌʃ/
Rhymes with -ʌʃ
Where it comes from
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).
noun thrushes
- 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.
- A female singer.
thrush²
- /θɹʌʃ/
Rhymes with -ʌʃ
Where it comes from
Uncertain, though likely not related to the "bird" sense of Etymology 1; perhaps compare Icelandic þröstur, Danish torsk, Norwegian trøske. Perhaps also related to Old French fourchette (“frog of a horse's hoof”).
noun thrushes
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A fungal infection caused by species of genus Candida, affecting the mouth or vagina; candidiasis.
Cervical cancer and recurrent vaginal thrush are both strongly linked to the presence of HIV in women.
Similar: candidiasis
Thrush³
Where it comes from
English surname from the noun thrush.
proper noun Thrushes
- A surname transferred from the nickname.
Translations
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noun one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae
| Español | tordo, mirlo, zorzal |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 지빠귀 jippagwi |
| 日本語 | 鶇 tsugumi |
| 中文 | 鶇 /鸫 dōng |
| Português | tordo, sabiá |
| Français | grive |
| Deutsch | Drossel |
| Italiano | tordo |
| Ελληνικά | τσίχλα tsíchla |
| Română | sturz |
| Русский | дрозд drozd |
| العربية | دُجّ dujj |
| עברית | קִיכְלִי qichlí |
noun woman who sings popular songs
| Русский | певи́чка pevíčka |
|---|
noun fungal infection
| Español | sapito, algodoncillo |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 念珠菌症 niànzhūjūnzhèng |
| Português | sapinhos, cândida |
| Français | muguet, mycose vaginale |
| Deutsch | Soor, Soormykose, Strahlfäule |
| Italiano | mughetto, candida, candidosi |
| Ελληνικά | άφτρα áftra |
| Русский | моло́чница molóčnica, кандидо́з kandidóz |
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title = {thrush},
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