ooievaar
Appearance
Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Dutch odevare. Related to Low German adebar, West Frisian earrebarre, all possibly from Proto-Germanic *ōdaborǭ or *ōdaborą.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ooievaar m (plural ooievaars or ooievaren, diminutive ooievaartje n)
- A stork, bird of the family Ciconiidae.
- Hyponyms: maraboe, zwarte ooievaar, zwartsnavelooievaar
- (particularly) white stork (Ciconia ciconia)
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[edit]- Afrikaans: ooievaar
Further reading
[edit]- ooievaar on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl