watervogel

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch watervogel. Equivalent to water (“water”) +‎ vogel (“bird”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋaː.tərˌvoː.ɣəl/

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• Hyphenation: wa‧ter‧vo‧gel

Noun

watervogel m (plural watervogels, diminutive watervogeltje n)

1. an aquatic bird

Antonyms

• landvogel m

Descendants

• Afrikaans: watervoël

Further reading

• watervogel on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl