zeezwaluw
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch seeswaluwe. Equivalent to zee + zwaluw.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈzeːˌzʋaː.lyu̯/
- Hyphenation: zee‧zwa‧luw
Noun
zeezwaluw f (plural zeezwaluwen, diminutive zeezwaluwtje n)
- common tern, Sterna hirundo
- Synonym: visdief
- tern, any seabird of the genus Sterna
- Synonym: stern
- (obsolete) a species of flying fish