Etymology[edit]
waten (“to wade”) + Vogel (“bird”)
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): [ˈvaːtˌfoːɡl̩]
- Hyphenation: Wat‧vo‧gel
Watvogel m (strong, genitive Watvogels, plural Watvögel)
- a wading bird
Further reading[edit]
- “Watvogel” in Duden online
- “Watvogel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache