esparver

Catalan

Etymology

From Frankish *sparwāri from Proto-Germanic *sparwaraz. German Sperber.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [əs.pərˈbe]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [əs.pərˈve]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [es.paɾˈveɾ]

Noun

esparver m (plural esparvers)

1. sparrowhawk, particularly the Eurasian sparrowhawk

   Synonyms: esparver vulgar, esparver comú, falcó torter, falcó de tords

Derived terms

• esparver cendrós
• esparver cuaforcat
• esparver d'espatlles negres
• esparver d'estany
• esparver de l'aigua
• esparver grec
• esparverar
• esparverenc

 

Further reading

• “esparver” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Spanish

Etymology

From Occitan esparvier, via Frankish from Proto-Germanic *sparwô, *sparwaz (“sparrow”).

Noun

esparver m (plural esparveres)

1. sparrowhawk

Further reading

• “esparver”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16