sperwer

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Dutch

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Accipiter nisus

Etymology

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From Middle Dutch sperware, from Old Dutch *sparwaro, *sparwari, from Proto-West Germanic *sparwarī. Cognate with German Sperber.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈspɛr.ʋər/
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  • Hyphenation: sper‧wer

Noun

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sperwer m (plural sperwers, diminutive sperwertje n)

  1. sparrow hawk (Accipiter nisus)
  2. various other birds of prey of the family Accipitridae

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