Sperber

German

Etymology

From Middle High German sperwære, from Old High German sparwāri. Cognate with Dutch sperwer, French épervier, Italian sparviere.[1] Related with Sperling (sparrow).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃpɛrbər/, [ˈʃpɛʁ.bɐ], [ˈʃpɛɐ̯.bɐ]
  • (file)

Noun

Sperber m (strong, genitive Sperbers, plural Sperber)

  1. sparrow hawk (bird of prey)

Declension

References

  1. Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Sperber”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

Further reading

  • Sperber” in Duden online
  • Sperber” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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