zwaluw

Dutch

Alternative forms

zwalf, zwavel, zwalver, zwalm (dialectal)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch swaluwe, from Proto-Germanic *swalwǭ. Cognate with Danish and Norwegian svale, English swallow, German Schwalbe, Swedish svala.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈzʋaː.lyu̯/
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Hyphenation: zwa‧luw

Noun

zwaluw f (plural zwaluwen, diminutive zwaluwtje n)

swallow (bird)

Derived terms

boerenzwaluw
gierzwaluw
huiszwaluw
oeverzwaluw
zwaluwnest

Descendants

Afrikaans: swael

Related terms

schwalbe