sperwer

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Etymology

From Middle Dutch sperware, from Old Dutch *sparwaro, *sparwari, from Proto-West Germanic *sparwarī. Cognate with German Sperber.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈspɛr.ʋər/
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  • Hyphenation: sper‧wer

Noun

sperwer m (plural sperwers, diminutive sperwertje n)

  1. sparrow hawk, Accipiter nisus
  2. various other birds of prey of the subfamily Accipitrinae

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