sperwer

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Dutch[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Middle Dutch sperware, from Old Dutch *sparwaro. Cognate with German Sperber. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈspɛr.ʋər/
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  • Hyphenation: sper‧wer

Noun[edit]

sperwer m (plural sperwers, diminutive sperwertje n)

  1. sparrow hawk, Accipiter nisus
  2. various other birds of prey of the genus Accipiter

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