finch
See also: Finch
English
Etymology
From Middle English fynche, from Old English finċ, from Proto-Germanic *finkiz (compare Dutch vink, German Fink), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pingos (“chaffinch”). Compare Welsh pinc (“finch”), Ancient Greek σπίγγος (spíngos, “chaffinch”), Russian пе́нка (pénka, “wren”), Sanskrit फिङ्गक (phiṅgaka, “drongo, shrike”).
Pronunciation
Noun
finch (plural finches)
- Any bird of the family Fringillidae, seed-eating passerine birds, native chiefly to the Northern Hemisphere and usually having a conical beak.
Derived terms
Translations
any bird of the family Fringillidae
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Verb
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- To hunt for finches, to go finching.
References
- “finch”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- “finch”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Middle English
Noun
finch
- Alternative form of fynche
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