woudaap
Dutch
Alternative forms
- wouwaap
Etymology
Compound of woud + aap. Some have suggested that in this word aap is a variant of hop (“hoopoe”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋɑu̯t.aːp/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: woud‧aap
Noun
woudaap m (plural woudapen, diminutive woudaapje n)
- Any of the small bitterns of the genera Ixobrychus and Dupetor.
- The little bittern, Ixobrychus minutus.
Usage notes
Used somewhat more commonly in the diminutive.
Hypernyms
- reiger
- roerdomp
Descendants
- Afrikaans: woudapie