leeuwerik

Dutch

Alternative forms

leeurik, leeuwrik, lewerik, leewerik (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch leewerike, from Old Dutch *leiwerka, from Proto-West Germanic [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *laiwarikǭ.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈleːu̯.əˌrɪk/
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Hyphenation: leeu‧we‧rik
Rhymes: -eːu̯ərɪk
Homophone: Leeuwerik

Noun

leeuwerik m (plural leeuweriken, diminutive leeuwerikje n)

lark, bird of the family Alaudidae

Derived terms

Further reading

leeuwerik on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl

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