zwartkop

Dutch

Sylvia atricapilla

Etymology

Compound of zwart (“black”) +‎ kop (“head”), referring to the "cap" of black feathers on top of the male's head (whereas the female has a brown "cap").

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzʋɑrt.kɔp/

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• Hyphenation: zwart‧kop

Noun

zwartkop m (plural zwartkoppen, diminutive zwartkopje n)

1. blackcap, Eurasian blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)

Further reading

• zwartkop on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl