Habicht

German

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German habuch, habuh, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *habukaz, probably ultimately derived from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p- (“seize”). Compare Dutch havik, Low German Haavk, English hawk, Swedish hök, Norwegian hauk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhaːbɪçt/

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• Hyphenation: Ha‧bicht

Noun

Habicht m (genitive Habichts, plural Habichte)

1. northern goshawk

Derived terms

• Finkenhabicht (= Sperber)
• Hühnerhabicht (= (gemeiner) Habicht
• Mäusehabicht
• Stoßhabicht
• Zwerghabicht

Further reading

• “Habicht” in Duden online