lepelaar

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈleː.pə.laːr/

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• Hyphenation: le‧pe‧laar

Etymology 1

Platalea leucorodia in Nederlandsche Vogelen, 1770-1829

From Middle Dutch lepelaer. Equivalent to lepel (“spoon”) +‎ -aar, named after the shape of the bill. Compare also German Löffler.

Noun

lepelaar m (plural lepelaars, diminutive lepelaartje n)

1. Eurasian spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia)
2. (by extension) spoonbill, bird of the genus Platalea
3. (obsolete, rare) Synonym of ooievaar (“stork”)
4. the herb Capsella bursa-pastoris, shepherd's purse

   Synonym: herderstasje

Derived terms

• Afrikaanse lepelaar
• kleine lepelaar
• koningslepelaar
• rode lepelaar

Descendants

• Afrikaans: lepelaar

Further reading

• lepelaar on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl

Etymology 2

From lepel +‎ -aar.

Noun

lepelaar m (plural lepelaars, diminutive lepelaartje n)

1. (literally) a spoon user; one who scoops
2. (figuratively) a lush, who consumes drinks 'by the spoonful'

Alternative forms

• leperaar m (obsolete)