sparv
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish sparver, cognate with Danish spurv, English sparrow.
Noun
sparv c
- 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | sparv | sparven | sparvar | sparvarna |
| Genitive | sparvs | sparvens | sparvars | sparvarnas |
Related terms
- fältsparv
- gråsparv
- sparvfink
- sparvflock
- sparvhök
- sparvuggla
- sparvägg
- sparvöga
See also
- fink
- mes
- småfågel
- sångfågel
- tätting
References
- sparv in Svenska Akademiens ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)
- sparv in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.