Ukrainian: мартин

[Encolpius]

Hello, I just ran across the Ukrainian word мартин in the dictionary which says it means seagull. What is the difference between the word чайка and мартин? And what is the origin of the word мартин? The male name Martin? Thanks.

 

[ilocas2]

мартин and чайка are two totally different birds in Ukrainian

Ukrainian чайка is like Polish czajka and Czech čejka

 

[rusita preciosa]

I think the names of the birds are a bit mixed between languages. According to Wiki:

One bird:
Eng. sea gull
Lat. laridae
Ukr: мартин
Rus. чайка

A different bird:
Eng. lapwing
Lat: vanellus
Ukr: чайка
Rus: чибис

But better wait for native speakers to confirm.

 

[Verdugo-n]

Мартин(или баклан) - серебристая чайка, которая отличается большими размерами.

 

[oveka]

In Ukrinian:
Мартин (Larus) — найчисленніший рід птахів підродини мартинових.
Чайка або чибіс (Vanellus) — рід птахів родини сивкові.

 

[swintok]

Here's a link (in Ukrainian) to material from someone who has spent a lot of time pondering this question.

http://fidel.kiev.ua/index.php?p=1_73_-

 

[vjenceslav]

Màrtin also exists in Croatian with the meaning of "sea gull". Can't find any details on its etymology. There's also the compound smrdljivi martin ("stink bug") for which i'm not sure if it has any relation with it.