zwaluw
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch swaluwe, from Proto-Germanic *swalwǭ. Cognate with Danish and Norwegian svale, English swallow, German Schwalbe, Swedish svala.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈzʋaː.lyu̯/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: zwa‧luw
Noun
zwaluw f (plural zwaluwen, diminutive zwaluwtje n)
- a swallow (bird)
Derived terms
- boerenzwaluw
- gierzwaluw
- huiszwaluw
- oeverzwaluw
- zwaluwnest
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