Ästling
Appearance
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Ast (“branch of a tree”) + -ling
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Ästling m (strong, genitive Ästlings, plural Ästlinge)
- (falconry, ornithology) fledgling; a young bird that has left the nest, but is still unable to fly and fed by the parents
- Antonym: Nestling
Declension
[edit]Declension of Ästling [masculine, strong]
Further reading
[edit]- “Ästling” in Duden online
- “Ästling” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.