zwaluw

Dutch

Jonge zwaluwen in een nest. — Young swallows in a nest.

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)

A swallow, bird of the family Hirundinidae.

Derived terms

boerenzwaluw
één zwaluw maakt nog geen zomer
gierzwaluw
huiszwaluw
oeverzwaluw
zeezwaluw
zwaluwnest

Related terms

schwalbe

Descendants

Afrikaans: swael

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