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Dutch
Etymology
Dialectal variant of ooievaar,[1] found in the Achterhoek, Betuwe and Veluwe.[2]
Pronunciation
Noun
uiver m (plural uivers, diminutive uivertje n)
- (dialectal) Synonym of ooievaar (“stork”)
References
- ^ P.A.F. van Veen en N. van der Sijs, Etymologisch woordenboek. De herkomst van onze woorden, 1997.
- ^ Kester Freriks (2023) De ooievaar, Atlas Contact