sparv

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish sparver, from Old Norse spǫrr, cognate with Danish spurv, English sparrow.

Noun

sparv c

1. a sparrow; most commonly the house sparrow (gråsparv, Passer domesticus), but including various species of small birds in the families sparrows (sparvfinkar, Passeridae) and buntings (fältsparvar, Emberizidae), all in the order Passeriformes (tättingar)

Declension

Declension of sparv

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	sparv	sparvs
	definite	sparven	sparvens
plural	indefinite	sparvar	sparvars
	definite	sparvarna	sparvarnas

Related terms

• fältsparv
• gråsparv
• sparvfink
• sparvflock
• sparvhök
• sparvuggla
• sparvägg
• sparvöga
• tundrasparv

See also

• fink
• mes
• småfågel
• sångfågel
• tätting

References

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