boomkruiper

Dutch

Certhia brachydactyla

Etymology

Compound of boom +‎ kruipen +‎ -er. First attested in the eighteenth century. Compare English treecreeper, Norwegian Bokmål trekryper and German Baumläufer.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈboːmˌkrœy̯.pər/
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Hyphenation: boom‧krui‧per

Noun

boomkruiper m (plural boomkruipers, diminutive boomkruipertje n)

The short-toed treecreeper, Certhia brachydactyla
Synonym: gewone boomkruiper
(more broadly) A treecreeper, bird of the family Certhiidae
Synonym: echte boomkruiper

Descendants

Afrikaans: boomkruiper

Further reading

boomkruiper on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl
echte boomkruipers on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl

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