ooievaar

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch odevare. Related to Low German adebar, West Frisian earrebarre, all possibly from Proto-Germanic *ōdaborǭ or *ōdaborą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈoːi̯əˌvaːr/

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• Hyphenation: ooi‧e‧vaar

Noun

ooievaar m (plural ooievaars or ooievaren, diminutive ooievaartje n)

1. A stork, bird of the family Ciconiidae.
2. A white stork, Ciconia ciconia.

Synonyms

• eiber (dialectal)
• stork (dialectal)

Descendants

• Afrikaans: ooievaar