uiver

Dutch

Etymology

Dialectal variant of ooievaar,[1] found in the Achterhoek, Betuwe and Veluwe.[2]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈœy̯.vər/
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  • Hyphenation: ui‧ver
  • Rhymes: -œy̯vər

Noun

uiver m (plural uivers, diminutive uivertje n)

  1. (dialectal) Synonym of ooievaar (“stork”)

References
  1. P.A.F. van Veen en N. van der Sijs, Etymologisch woordenboek. De herkomst van onze woorden, 1997.
  2. Kester Freriks (2023) De ooievaar‎, Atlas Contact
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