Dompfaff

German

Alternative forms

Dompfaffe

Etymology

From Dom (“cathedral”) +‎ Pfaffe (“cleric, priest”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈdoːmp͡faf]
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Hyphenation: Dom‧pfaff

Noun

Dompfaff m (weak or mixed, genitive Dompfaffen or Dompfaffs, plural Dompfaffen)

bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
Synonyms: Gimpel, Blutfink

Declension

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Hypernyms

Singvogel

Further reading

“Dompfaff” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Dompfaff” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
“Dompfaff” in Duden online

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