reiger

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch reiger, from Old Dutch heigero, from Frankish *hraigrō, from Proto-Germanic *hraigrô.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɛi̯.ɣər/

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• Hyphenation: rei‧ger
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯ɣər

Noun

reiger m (plural reigers, diminutive reigertje n)

1. heron, waterbird of the family Ardeidae

   Hyponyms: blauwe reiger, groene reiger, kwak, mangrovereiger, purperreiger, ralreiger, reuzenreiger, roerdomp, woudaap, zilverreiger

Derived terms

• blauwe reiger
• groene reiger
• koereiger
• mangrovereiger
• purperreiger
• ralreiger
• reigersbek
• reuzenreiger
• rode reiger
• witte reiger
• zilverreiger
• zwarte reiger

 

Derived terms

• Afrikaans: reier