boomkruiper

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Dutch

Certhia brachydactyla

Etymology

Compound of boom +‎ kruipen +‎ -er. First attested in the eighteenth century. Compare English treecreeper, Norwegian Bokmål trekryper and German Baumläufer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈboːmˌkrœy̯.pər/
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  • Hyphenation: boom‧krui‧per

Noun

boomkruiper m (plural boomkruipers, diminutive boomkruipertje n)

  1. The short-toed treecreeper, Certhia brachydactyla
    Synonym: gewone boomkruiper
  2. (more broadly) A treecreeper, bird of the family Certhiidae
    Synonym: echte boomkruiper

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: boomkruiper

Further reading

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