winterkoning
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Etymology
[edit]From Middle Dutch winterconinc. Equivalent to winter (“winter”) + koning (“king”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]winterkoning m (plural winterkoningen, diminutive winterkoninkje n)
- (chiefly diminutive) Eurasian wren, Troglodytes troglodytes
- wren, any bird of the Troglodytidae
Further reading
[edit]winterkoning on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl