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]
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Noun

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

  1. sparrow hawk (bird of prey)

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

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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