beckasin

Swedish

Etymology

From French bécasse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛkaˈsiːn/

Noun

beckasin c

1. snipe, any a bird in the family Scolopacidae

Declension

Declension of beckasin

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	beckasin	beckasins
	definite	beckasinen	beckasinens
plural	indefinite	beckasiner	beckasiners
	definite	beckasinerna	beckasinernas

Related terms

• beckasinsnäppa
• dubbelbeckasin
• dvärgbeckasin
• enkelbeckasin
• mindre beckasinsnäppa
• större beckasinsnäppa

References

• “beckasin”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “beckasin”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)