waterhoen
Dutch
_-_Gallinula_chloropus_(070b).jpg.webp)
Gallinula chloropus in Nederlandsche vogelen, 1770-1829
Etymology
From Middle Dutch waterhoen, from Old Dutch *watarhōn, from Proto-West Germanic *watarhōn, equivalent to water + hoen. Cognate with German Wasserhuhn (“coot”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋaː.tərˌɦun/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: wa‧ter‧hoen
Noun
waterhoen n (plural waterhoenen or waterhoenders, diminutive waterhoentje n)
- A moorhen; a bird of the genus Gallinula
- (particularly) The common moorhen, Gallinula chloropus
Derived terms
Further reading
waterhoen on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.