winterkoning
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch winterconinc. Equivalent to winter (“winter”) + koning (“king”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋɪn.tərˌkoː.nɪŋ/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: win‧ter‧ko‧ning
Noun
winterkoning m (plural winterkoningen, diminutive winterkoninkje n)
- (chiefly diminutive) Eurasian wren, Troglodytes troglodytes
- wren, any bird of the Troglodytidae