wielewaal
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[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Nederlandsche_vogelen_%28KB%29_-_Oriolus_oriolus_%28018b%29.jpg/220px-Nederlandsche_vogelen_%28KB%29_-_Oriolus_oriolus_%28018b%29.jpg)
Alternative forms
[edit]- wiedewaal (now dialectal)
Etymology
[edit]From older wiedewaal by assimilation of -d- to -l-, from Middle Dutch wedewale. The first part, wede- probably stems from Proto-West Germanic *widu (“wood, forest”), whereas -wale could be onomatopoeic.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]wielewaal m (plural wielewalen, diminutive wielewaaltje n)
- The golden oriole, Oriolus oriolus
- An oriole, any bird of the genus Oriolus
Further reading
[edit]wielewaal (vogel) on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl