meeuw

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Dutch mêwe, from Old Dutch *mēo, from Proto-West Germanic *maiwī, from Proto-Germanic *maiwaz.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /meːu̯/
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  • Hyphenation: meeuw
  • Rhymes: -eːu̯

Noun[edit]

meeuw f (plural meeuwen, diminutive meeuwtje n)

  1. A seagull, seabird of the family Laridae.

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Afrikaans: meeu
  • → Papiamentu: meuchi, meeuwtsje (from the diminutive)
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