Alpenstrandläufer

German

Etymology

Compound of Alpen (the Alps) + Strandläufer (sandpiper, stint), a calque of translingual Calidris alpina, where alpīnus rather means alpine than of the Alps.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈalpənʃtrantˌlɔɪ̯fɐ/
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  • Hyphenation: Al‧pen‧strand‧läu‧fer

Noun

Alpenstrandläufer m (strong, genitive Alpenstrandläufers, plural Alpenstrandläufer)

  1. dunlin (bird of the species Calidris alpina)

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