staartveer

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • staartveder (archaic)
  • staartveeder (obsolete)

Etymology

From older staartveder, from Middle Dutch stertveder. Equivalent to staart (“tail”) +‎ veer (“plume, feather”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstaːrt.feːr/
  • Hyphenation: staartveer

Noun

staartveer f (plural staartveren, diminutive staartveertje n)

  1. a tailfeather

Hyponyms

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