boomkruiper

Dutch

Certhia brachydactyla

Etymology

Compound of boom +‎ kruipen +‎ -er. First attested in the eighteenth century. Compare English treecreeper, Norwegian Bokmål trekryper and German Baumläufer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈboːmˌkrœy̯.pər/

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• Hyphenation: boom‧krui‧per

Noun

boomkruiper m (plural boomkruipers, diminutive boomkruipertje n)

1. the short-toed treecreeper, Certhia brachydactyla

   Synonym: gewone boomkruiper

2. (more broadly) a treecreeper, bird of the family Certhiidae

   Synonym: echte boomkruiper

Descendants

• Afrikaans: boomkruiper

Further reading

• boomkruiper on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl
• echte boomkruipers on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl