tjiftjaf

Dutch

tjiftjaf, Phylloscopus collybita

Alternative forms

• tjiftjif (rare)

Etymology

Onomatopoeic, after its song.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtjɪftjɑf/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: tjif‧tjaf

Noun

tjiftjaf m (plural tjiftjaffen or tjiftjafs, diminutive tjiftjafje n)

1. chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)

   Hypernym: boszanger

   Coordinate term: fitis

Further reading

• tjiftjaf on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl