sprinkhaan

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Dutch[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From springen (“to jump”) +‎ haan (“cock”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈsprɪŋk.ɦaːn/, /ˈsprɪŋ.kaːn/
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  • Hyphenation: sprink‧haan

Noun[edit]

sprinkhaan m (plural sprinkhanen, diminutive sprinkhaantje n)

  1. locust, grasshopper, insect of the suborder Caelifera or infraorder Acrididea

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Afrikaans: sprinkaan
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: springhan
  • Jersey Dutch: spränghân, spränghântśe (from the diminutive)
  • Negerhollands: springhaen
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