zwaluw
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Dutch swaluwe, from Old Dutch *swalwa, from Proto-West Germanic *swalwā, from Proto-Germanic *swalwǭ. Cognate with Danish and Norwegian svale, English swallow, German Schwalbe, Swedish svala. Doublet of schwalbe.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]zwaluw f (plural zwaluwen, diminutive zwaluwtje n)
- a swallow, bird of the family Hirundinidae
- In de lente en zomer zie je vaak zwermen zwaluwen die door de lucht vliegen.
- In spring and summer, you often see flocks of swallows flying through the air.
Derived terms
[edit]- boerenzwaluw
- een zwaluw maakt nog geen zomer
- gierzwaluw
- huiszwaluw
- klifzwaluw
- nachtzwaluw
- oeverzwaluw
- purperzwaluw
- roodstuitzwaluw
- rotszwaluw
- zeezwaluw
- zwaluwnest
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[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Afrikaans: swael
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