Sperber
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German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle High German sperwære, from Old High German sparwāri. Cognate with Dutch sperwer, French épervier, Italian sparviere.[1] Related with Sperling (“sparrow”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Sperber m (strong, genitive Sperbers, plural Sperber)
- sparrow hawk (bird of prey)
Declension[edit]
Declension of Sperber [masculine, strong]
References[edit]
- ^ Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Sperber”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891
Further reading[edit]
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