ildfugl
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Danish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From ild (“fire”) + fugl (“bird”).
Noun[edit]
ildfugl c (singular definite ildfuglen, plural indefinite ildfugle)
- copper (a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae)
- 2010, Lars Trolle, “Lille ildfugl (Lycaena phlaeas)”, in Sommerfuglene i Danmark [Butterflies of Denmark][1]:
- Lille ildfugl er den eneste vidt udbredte og virkelig almindelige ildfugl i Danmark.
- The small copper is the only widespread and common copper in Denmark.
- (Slavic mythology, Slavic folklore) firebird (a glowing or burning bird)
References[edit]
- “ildfugl” in Den Danske Ordbog