zwaluw

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • zwalf, zwavel, zwalver, zwalm (dialectal)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch swaluwe, from Old Dutch *swalwa, from Proto-West Germanic *swalwā, from Proto-Germanic *swalwǭ. Cognate with Danish and Norwegian svale, English swallow, German Schwalbe, Swedish svala. Doublet of schwalbe.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

zwaluw f (plural zwaluwen, diminutive zwaluwtje n)

  1. a swallow, bird of the family Hirundinidae
    In de lente en zomer zie je vaak zwermen zwaluwen die door de lucht vliegen.
    In spring and summer, you often see flocks of swallows flying through the air.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: swael
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