lurcher
English
Etymology 1
lurch + -er. See lurch (“to lurk, lie in wait”).
Noun
lurcher (plural lurchers)
- (obsolete) One who lurks or lies in wait; one who watches in order to rob or betray; a poacher.
- A type of crossbreed dog ― a cross between a sighthound and any other breed or the offspring of such crosses.
- 2009 February 5, Penelope Green, “New Book Offers Knitted Projects for Pets”, in New York Times:
- “Since we are both obsessed with our dogs” — Ms. Muir has a whippet; Ms. Osborne, a lurcher — “we thought we’d try pets,” she said.
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- A large nymphalid butterfly, Yoma sabina, of Australia and Asia.
Etymology 2
From Latin lurco, lurcho (“a glutton”). See lurch.
Noun
lurcher (plural lurchers)
- (obsolete) A glutton; a voracious eater
- 1591, John Lyly, Endymion
- Is not loue a lurcher, that taketh mens stomacks away that they cannot eate, their Spleen that they cannot laugh
- 1591, John Lyly, Endymion
References
- lurcher in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- OED second edition (1989)
Finnish
Etymology
From English lurcher.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈløːtʃer/, [ˈlø̞ːt̪ʃe̞r]
Noun
lurcher
- lurcher (dog)
Declension
| Inflection of lurcher (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | lurcher | lurcherit | |
| genitive | lurcherin | lurcherien lurchereiden lurchereitten | |
| partitive | lurcheria | lurchereita lurchereja | |
| illative | lurcheriin | lurchereihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | lurcher | lurcherit | |
| accusative | nom. | lurcher | lurcherit |
| gen. | lurcherin | ||
| genitive | lurcherin | lurcherien lurchereiden lurchereitten | |
| partitive | lurcheria | lurchereita lurchereja | |
| inessive | lurcherissa | lurchereissa | |
| elative | lurcherista | lurchereista | |
| illative | lurcheriin | lurchereihin | |
| adessive | lurcherilla | lurchereilla | |
| ablative | lurcherilta | lurchereilta | |
| allative | lurcherille | lurchereille | |
| essive | lurcherina | lurchereina | |
| translative | lurcheriksi | lurchereiksi | |
| instructive | — | lurcherein | |
| abessive | lurcheritta | lurchereitta | |
| comitative | — | lurchereineen | |
| Possessive forms of lurcher (type paperi) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | lurcherini | lurcherimme |
| 2nd person | lurcherisi | lurcherinne |
| 3rd person | lurcherinsa | |
Latin
Verb
lurcher
- first-person singular present passive subjunctive of lurchō